Second generation Parallel Systems autonomous-electric rail vehicle. Vehicle is designed to carry cargo containers that might otherwise by transported by trucks or traditional freight trains. No ...

Parallel's rail cars do not need a locomotive — they are individually powered. Parallel Systems, an electric rail vehicle maker founded by three SpaceX veterans, picked up nearly $50 million in Series ...

The business of moving goods in the United States is dominated by trucks, which handle about two-thirds of the 20.2 billion tons of freight that’s transported annually. Parallel Systems founder and ...

A California startup co-founded by three former SpaceX engineers has emerged from stealth with a plan to build autonomous electric vehicles to haul freight by rail, and has raised a sizable pot of ...

Parallel Systems is partnering with Genesee & Wyoming Railroad (G&W) to launch the commercial deployment of its railcars. Credit: Parallel Systems. Parallel Systems has announced plans to commence its ...

Culver City, Calif.-based Parallel Systems has been awarded a $4.4 million U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) grant to test its autonomous, battery-electric-powered railcar technology. DOE is ...