Toyota Using Quantum Computing to Improve R&D
Israel's Quantum Machines partners with Toyota Tsusho
Hey Guys,
Japan is a relatively interesting country for the future of Quantum computing.
In November, 2021 Toyota’s goals to improve their batteries appeared to get a boost with the addition of quantum computing. Toyota Motor partnered with Tokyo-based QunaSys, a company with expertise in quantum computing software, as reported by Nikkei Asia.
Now in 2022, they are partnering again in Quantum computing. It comes in 2022, where we have witnessed a flurry of major global firms partner with Quantum computing startups to improve logistics, R&D and other aspects of their business.
I was just talking about Tel Aviv and Quantum Machines is the player here involved. The PR is a bit vague, Quantum Machines, the provider of breakthrough quantum control solutions that accelerate the development and implementation of quantum computers, and Toyota Tsusho Corporation (Toyota Tsusho), a member of the Toyota Group, delivering to countries around the world a diverse range of products and services, today announced a partnership to offer Japanese customers cutting edge quantum technologies.
Nobody wants to be left behind.
Global Firms are Onboarding Quantum Tech to Build Future Capabilities
The partnership will enable Toyota Tsusho customers to integrate comprehensive quantum technologies and build quantum capabilities for the future.
The Quantum Hubs wrote a good summary of this:
An early promoter of quantum technologies, Toyota Tsusho has been developing businesses utilizing quantum computers since 2017. The partnership combines Toyota Tsusho’s unique understanding of their customer ecosystem with QM’s quantum computing expertise to provide access to innovative quantum control solutions that support their long-term goals and quantum computing aspirations.
I find a lot more mainstream partnerships are being promoted, whereas in the past they may have been easier to miss.
QM and Toyota Tsusho will present at the Q2B Conference taking place at The Westin Tokyo, July 13-14, 2022.
The PR around this is a bit bland and it’s hard to tell exactly what this will entail. Whether it’s prnewswire or Quantum insider they say: the emergence of quantum computing will revolutionize many industries including mobility and transportation, chemical materials, finance, and more. Today, the pace and quality of quantum development are constrained by the need to constantly reprogram and repurpose hardware that wasn't designed with the specific needs of quantum computing in mind.
This at a time when Apple is basically reprogramming the future of car software systems. CarPlay is an Apple standard that enables a car radio or head unit to be a display and a controller for an iOS device. It is available on all iPhone models beginning with iPhone 5 running iOS 7.1 or later. According to Apple's website, all major vehicle manufacturers are using CarPlay.
Apple’s Project Titan is going to change the world, in my humble opinion. How will traditional car manufactures compete in software? Apple and Baidu have a better chance to dominate the future of the EV sector for this reason than you might assume.
Quantum Machines (QM)
Quantum Machines (QM) has established itself as the leading provider of control and operation systems - the actual "brain" within quantum computers. The company's Quantum Orchestration Platform (QOP) comprises the most advanced classical hardware and software for the control and operation of multi-qubit quantum processors. QM's OPX+ can support any existing QPU architecture and enables users to execute even the most challenging quantum algorithms right out of the box.
They have raised $73 million to date, which places them as an important mid-tier startup. QC Startups that are well positioned to drive new kinds of R&D and boost sales of traditional firms are well placed with a viable future as B2B providers.
QM is relatively mature. Founded in 2018 by award-winning quantum electronics experts Dr. Itamar Sivan, Dr. Yonatan Cohen and Dr. Nissim Ofek, Quantum Machines built the Quantum Orchestration Platform (QOP), a hardware and software solution for operating quantum systems to facilitate research and enable future breakthroughs.
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