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SpaceX alumni nab $100M to rethink shipping with autonomous freight trains
Publisher description: Parallel Systems raised $100M to scale production of its autonomous electric rail vehicle, which can shuttle thousands of pounds of freight up to 500 miles.
TechCrunch | Oct 7, 2026 | Tim De Chant
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That has led many railroads to abandon shorter routes, ceding a chunk of the $1 trillion surface freight market to trucking companies. Recently, at least 16 trucking companies went bankrupt over only a few weeks. Parallel Systems might have a way to keep freight moving while allowing railroads to recapture market share.
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