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Volkswagen progressing with work on quantum computing, develops traffic management system for taxi companies

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As a result, public transportation organizations, taxi companies, and transport service providers will be able to deploy their fleets considerably more efficiently while minimizing waiting times for passengers. Public transport organizations and taxi companies in large cities are highly interested in managing their fleets efficiently.

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Volkswagen demonstrates first successful real-world use of quantum computing to help optimize traffic routing

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The algorithm calculated the fastest route for each individual bus in the fleet and optimized it in near-real time. Volkswagen’s system relies on the D-Wave quantum annealer, a different kind of machine than the universal quantum computers under development by other firms, including Google.

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“Insanely frightening and incredibly cool”: What it is really like to catch a self-driving robo-taxi

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I have an almost disturbing and possibly dangerous love of speed – skiing, driving, roller coasters; the faster it is the more alive I feel – so it came as a slightly embarrassing surprise to find myself properly, squealingly scared at the sedate pace of 30km/h in my self-driving robo-taxi. Because America.

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Waymo Jaguar I-Pace Lets Passengers Aboard

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Initially, the rides will be conducted in San Francisco as a part of Waymo’s Trusted Tester Program. . Waymo started off as google’s self-driving car project. Waymo began their operations and testing with Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans, but in 2018 the I-Pace was added to the fleet. Waymo: Who Are They?

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

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We’ve Entered the Age of Shared Mobility This article may contain affiliate links Car sharing has changed dramatically since C lean Fleet Report first reported on it almost two decades ago. Where it used to be Hertz or Avis–or a taxi–the choices now are much more complex. However, the company pulled the plug on U.S.

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Tesla Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript: April 23, 2024

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And they have obviously been operating in San Francisco for a while. There’ll be some number of cars… and then it’ll be a bunch of cars where they’re owned by the end user, and the user can add or subtract the car to the fleet whenever they want. That’s actually quite helpful.

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