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IQM and Volkswagen Advance Quantum-Classical AFQMC
IQM and Volkswagen Advance Quantum-Classical AFQMC to Simulate Next-Generation Battery Chemistry

TL;DRVW and IQM used quantum computing to speed up battery chemistry simulations by 124x.
Why it matters: Faster battery simulations could accelerate EV development and reduce time-to-market for next-gen vehicles.
IQM Quantum Computers and Volkswagen Group Innovation have significantly advanced Quantum-Classical Auxiliary-Field Quantum Monte Carlo (QC-AFQMC) for simulating battery chemistry. They achieved up to a 124x reduction in classical execution time for a 50-orbital benchmark,…
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