Research project successful: Volkswagen IT experts use quantum computing for traffic flow optimization

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Markus Schlesag
Markus Schlesag
Global Media Relations Spokesperson Human Resources
Jonas Kulawik
Jonas Kulawik
Global Communications Volkswagen Group of America
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Wolfsburg/Hanover. The Volkswagen Group is the world's first automaker to intensively test the use of quantum computers. Volkswagen is cooperating with leading quantum computing company specialist D-Wave Systems. At CeBIT 2017, the two companies today announced their cooperation. In a first research project, IT experts from Volkswagen have already successfully developed and tested a traffic flow optimization algorithm on a D-Wave quantum computer.

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