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 ...

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 ...

Ex-SpaceX engineer Matt Soule believes his autonomous rail cars could help ease the trucker shortage. Parallel Systems' rail freight cars could take over long-haul cargo routes from truckers, he said.

Following Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) approval in April and launch of Phase 1 in June, Parallel Systems, in partnership with Genesee & Wyoming (G&W), has transitioned to Phase 2 of its first ...

Los Angeles, Calif.-based Parallel Systems on Sept. 12 introduced its second-generation autonomous battery-electric freight car, which it plans to pilot test on existing U.S. and international rail ...