VW Uses Quantum Computing in Battery Research
Volkswagen AG has begun using quantum computers to develop and test electric vehicle batteries.
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Volkswagen AG has begun using quantum computers to develop and test electric vehicle batteries.
VW software engineers and data scientists in California and Germany are using quantum computers to develop advanced algorithms for the project, which the carmaker says is in the early development stages. Google and British Columbia-based software specialist D-Wave also are working with the carmaker on other quantum computer applications, including traffic flow management.
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