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Toyota Motor Corporation is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer founded on August 28, 1937, and headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi. It serves the global automotive market. In 2017, Toyota partnered with D-Wave Systems to explore quantum computer applications in next-generation vehicles. D-Wave worked with Toyota on a traffic-based problem involving optimization of a 4-way traffic light intersection, demonstrating quantum annealing for a real-world automotive application. Toyota applies quantum computing to traffic flow optimization, real-time data calculations for electric charging stations, battery chemistry improvements, and machine learning algorithms for autonomous driving. The company also invests in quantum research for vehicle route optimization, supply chain management, manufacturing process optimization, and materials science. It collaborates with quantum computing companies to advance practical applications for electric vehicle development, autonomous driving, smart mobility, and sustainable transportation. Update 2026-06-16: ORCA Computing and Toyota Tsusho deployed a photonic quantum computer to an enterprise customer in Japan. Source: https://quantumzeitgeist.com/orca-toyota-tsusho-first-quantum/ Update 2026-06-02: Toyota collaborated with Quemix and The University of Tokyo on a study detailing efficient task allocation between classical and quantum computers for quantum chemistry calculations. Source: https://quantumzeitgeist.com/quantum-simulations-quemix-efficient-task/ Update 2026-01-14: Toyota reduced AI compute time by 80% using quantum reservoir computing in a study by ORCA Computing. Source: https://quantumzeitgeist.com/toyota-quantum-computing-compute-reduction/
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