Meanwhile, in Wolfburg:
“Quantum computers can solve such problems in near real-time, while classical computers would usually take minutes or hours. We had to abort the run time because it took too long on a classical computer… the calculation has to happen in milliseconds. D-Wave Systems Inc.’s machine, called a quantum annealer, is particularly useful for such optimization problems as routing thousands of taxis to different points within a city to avoid traffic jams” — Dr. Hofmann, Volkswagen’s CIO
“Quantum routing could be a feature in the navigation system of Volkswagen Group vehicles
The company, which has three quantum computing-related patents pending, also could offer the system to public transportation companies or ride sharing companies to predict revenues based on more accurate passenger demand
Other automakers including Ford Motor Company are experimenting with quantum computing, an emerging technology that has the potential to solve complex business problems beyond the scope of today’s supercomputers, through harnessing the properties of quantum mechanics.
While traditional computers use binary digits, or bits, which either can be 0s or 1s, quantum computers use quantum bits or qubits, which represent and store information as both 0s and 1s simultaneously. Quantum computers have the potential to sort through a vast number of possible solutions — more than the number of atoms in the universe — with the calculations being completed as fast as a fraction of a second.”
From today’s WSJ: https://blogs.wsj.com/cio/2018/11/21/vw-nears-commercialization-of-quantum-routing-technique/
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