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SpaceX alumni raise $100M for autonomous freight trains
Original: SpaceX alumni nab $100M to rethink shipping with autonomous freight trains Parallel Systems raised $100 million to scale
Parallel Systems, a startup founded by former SpaceX engineers, has raised $100 million to scale production of its autonomous electric rail vehicle, which can carry thousands of pounds of freight up to 500 miles. The company aims to rethink freight shipping by moving cargo from trucks onto self-driving rail cars, cutting emissions and costs.
Why now: The large funding round and the novelty of autonomous freight trains are drawing attention in the tech and logistics world.
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