November 07, 2019

Handelsblatt: Quantum Computing Has to Pass the Live Test for the First Time

Author: 
Larissa Holzki

" The super fast computers should help to make traffic more fluid. Quantum computer company D-Wave and Volkswagen launch the first field trial in Lisbon.

Those who travel in Lisbon these days will be part of a world premiere - without realizing it. The quantum computer company D-Wave and Volkswagen are conducting the first quantum computing field trial. With the real-time data from mobile users, a quantum computer in Vancouver calculates how nine public buses meander through the masses to the "Web Summit" technology fair. Although the two companies are currently only bringing a few people to their destination faster, technological development is a big step forward."

(Excerpt above translated from German.) Read the article at Handelsbatt in German.