Quantum Transport & Logistics Cases

A classified reference book of quantum, hybrid-quantum and quantum-inspired applications. Each card identifies precisely what operational problem is being optimized and links to public case material where available.

Green: credible public evidenceOrange: qualified or vendor / ecosystem evidencePurple: other, merged, out-of-scope or no verification possible
Credible

Volkswagen Quantum Shuttle - Lisbon

Volkswagen Group
Location
Lisbon, Portugal
Category
Traffic & Route Optimization
Optimisation of
Traffic routing and congestion management
Technology
D-Wave Quantum Annealer
Status
Completed Pilot
Year
2019
Verified pilot
Source
Other / unverified

Volkswagen Data Labs San Francisco

Volkswagen Group
Location
San Francisco, USA
Category
Traffic & Route Optimization
Optimisation of
Traffic routing and congestion management
Technology
D-Wave Quantum Annealing
Status
Active Research
Year
2018-present
No verification possible
Other / unverified

Volkswagen Munich Research

Volkswagen Group
Location
Munich, Germany
Category
Traffic & Route Optimization
Optimisation of
Traffic routing and congestion management
Technology
Quantum Optimization
Status
Active Research
Year
2018-present
No verification possible
Credible

Ford-IBM Traffic Management

Ford Motor Company
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Category
Traffic & Route Optimization
Optimisation of
Traffic routing and congestion management
Technology
QAOA / IBM Quantum Hardware
Status
Academic Research
Year
2025
Verified academic research
Paper 1Reporting 2Reporting 3
Other / unverified

Sendai Traffic Signal Optimization

Research Consortium
Location
Sendai, Japan
Category
Traffic & Route Optimization
Optimisation of
Traffic routing and congestion management
Technology
Quantum Annealing
Status
No verification possible
Year
2024-present
No verification possible
Other / unverified

Airbus Acubed Silicon Valley

Airbus
Location
San Jose, USA
Category
Aviation & Aerospace
Optimisation of
Operational optimization problem (public detail limited)
Technology
Quantum Optimization Algorithms
Status
No verification possible
Year
2023-present
No verification possible
Other / unverified

IonQ Aircraft Loading Optimization

IonQ Inc.
Location
College Park, USA
Category
Aviation & Aerospace
Optimisation of
Aircraft cargo loading and load planning
Technology
MAL-VQA
Status
No verification possible
Year
2024-present
No verification possible
Other / unverified

Airbus Hamburg Flight Physics

Airbus
Location
Hamburg, Germany
Category
Aviation & Aerospace
Optimisation of
Aircraft cargo loading and load planning
Technology
Quantum Optimization
Status
No verification possible
Year
2023-present
No verification possible
Other / unverified

Airbus Bristol Research

Airbus
Location
Bristol, UK
Category
Aviation & Aerospace
Optimisation of
Operational optimization problem (public detail limited)
Technology
Quantum Computing Applications
Status
No verification possible
Year
2023-present
No verification possible
Credible

Port of Rotterdam Quantum Security

Port of Rotterdam Authority
Location
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Category
Maritime & Logistics
Optimisation of
Quantum-secure communications and network resilience
Technology
QKD / Scalable Quantum Network
Status
Completed Pilot / Fieldlab
Year
2024-present
Verified pilot
Source 1Source 2Reporting 3
Other / unverified

Quantum-South Maritime Logistics

Quantum-South
Location
Montevideo, Uruguay
Category
Maritime & Logistics
Optimisation of
Aircraft cargo loading and load planning
Technology
Hybrid Quantum Annealing
Status
Active Development
Year
2021-present
Verified development
Source 1Source 2
Other / unverified

Port of Barcelona Quantum Security

Port of Barcelona
Location
Barcelona, Spain
Category
Maritime & Logistics
Optimisation of
Quantum-secure communications and network resilience
Technology
Quantum Cryptography
Status
No verification possible
Year
2024-present
No verification possible
Other / unverified

Duisburg Port Quantum Transport

duisport
Location
Duisburg, Germany
Category
Maritime & Logistics
Optimisation of
Operational optimization problem (public detail limited)
Technology
Quantum Optimization Algorithms
Status
No verification possible
Year
2025-present
No verification possible
Credible

DLR Institute of Quantum Technologies Ulm

German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Location
Ulm, Germany
Category
Research Institutions
Optimisation of
Operational optimization problem (public detail limited)
Technology
Multiple Quantum Technologies
Status
Active Research
Year
2020-present
Verified institution / platform
Source
Qualified

DLR Bremen Quantum Research

German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Location
Bremen, Germany
Category
Research Institutions
Optimisation of
Operational optimization problem (public detail limited)
Technology
Quantum Sensors and Computing
Status
No verification possible
Year
Insufficient evidence
—
Other / unverified

University of Twente QTM

University of Twente
Location
Enschede, Netherlands
Category
Research Institutions
Optimisation of
Operational optimization problem (public detail limited)
Technology
Quantum Transport Physics
Status
Active Research
Year
2016-present
Verified institution / out of scope
Other / unverified

Aalto University Quantum Transport

Aalto University
Location
Espoo, Finland
Category
Research Institutions
Optimisation of
Operational optimization problem (public detail limited)
Technology
Quantum Transport Theory
Status
Active Research
Year
2024-present
Verified institution / out of scope
Other / unverified

Toronto Metropolitan University QCOM

Toronto Metropolitan University
Location
Toronto, Canada
Category
Research Institutions
Optimisation of
Operational optimization problem (public detail limited)
Technology
Quantum Optimization
Status
No verification possible
Year
2024-present
No verification possible
Other / unverified

University of Melbourne Traffic Research

University of Melbourne
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Category
Research Institutions
Optimisation of
Traffic routing and congestion management
Technology
QAOA / IBM Quantum Hardware
Status
Academic Research
Year
2025
Verified academic research
Paper 1Reporting 2
Other / unverified

A Star Quantum Tokyo

A Star Quantum
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Category
Quantum Computing Companies
Optimisation of
Vehicle routing and route planning
Technology
Quantum Optimization Algorithms
Status
No verification possible
Year
2021-present
No verification possible
Qualified

Toyota Tsusho Quantum Partnership

Toyota Tsusho Corporation
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Category
Quantum Computing Companies
Optimisation of
Operational optimization problem (public detail limited)
Technology
IonQ Trapped-Ion Systems
Status
Partnership
Year
2025-present
Verified partnership / not a use case
Qualified

Mitsui Quantinuum Partnership

Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Category
Quantum Computing Companies
Optimisation of
Operational optimization problem (public detail limited)
Technology
Quantinuum Quantum Systems
Status
Partnership
Year
2022-present
Verified partnership / not a use case
Qualified

Jij Inc. Quantum Optimization

Jij Inc.
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Category
Quantum Computing Companies
Optimisation of
Operational optimization problem (public detail limited)
Technology
Quantum Annealing Algorithms
Status
Active Development
Year
2024-present
Verified provider / platform
Source
Qualified

IQM Finland

IQM Quantum Computers
Location
Espoo, Finland
Category
Quantum Computing Companies
Optimisation of
Operational optimization problem (public detail limited)
Technology
Superconducting Qubits
Status
Active Development
Year
2018-present
Verified provider / platform
Source
Qualified

IBM Quantum Network

IBM
Location
Yorktown Heights, USA
Category
Quantum Computing Companies
Optimisation of
Quantum optimization application development
Technology
IBM Quantum Systems
Status
Active Platform
Year
2017-present
Verified platform
Vendor source
Qualified

D-Wave Systems Headquarters

D-Wave Systems
Location
Burnaby, Canada
Category
Quantum Annealing
Optimisation of
Operational optimization problem (public detail limited)
Technology
Quantum Annealing
Status
Active Commercial
Year
1999-present
Verified provider / platform
Vendor source
Other / unverified

Tesla FSD Quantum Research

Tesla Inc.
Location
Palo Alto, USA
Category
Autonomous Vehicles
Optimisation of
Operational optimization problem (public detail limited)
Technology
Quantum AI / Quantum Sensors
Status
No verification possible
Year
2024-present
No verification possible
Other / unverified

BardeenQ Quantum AV Safety

BardeenQ Labs
Location
San Francisco, USA
Category
Autonomous Vehicles
Optimisation of
Operational optimization problem (public detail limited)
Technology
Quantum Vision Systems
Status
No verification possible
Year
2019-present
No verification possible
Qualified

D-Wave Leap Cloud Service

D-Wave Systems
Location
Vancouver, Canada
Category
Quantum Annealing
Optimisation of
Operational optimization problem (public detail limited)
Technology
Quantum Annealing Cloud
Status
Active Commercial
Year
2018-present
Verified platform
Vendor source
Qualified

NEC Quantum Annealing Research

NEC Corporation
Location
Kawasaki, Japan
Category
Quantum Annealing
Optimisation of
Operational optimization problem (public detail limited)
Technology
Vector Annealing
Status
Active Research
Year
2018-present
Verified provider / research
Source
Qualified

Fujitsu Digital Annealer

Fujitsu Limited
Location
Kawasaki, Japan
Category
Quantum Annealing
Optimisation of
Quantum optimization application development
Technology
Digital Annealing
Status
Active Commercial
Year
2018-present
Verified platform
Vendor source
Qualified

Toshiba SQBM+ Annealing

Toshiba Corporation
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Category
Quantum Annealing
Optimisation of
Operational optimization problem (public detail limited)
Technology
Simulated Bifurcation
Status
Active Commercial
Year
2021-present
Verified platform
Source
Qualified

Hitachi CMOS Annealing

Hitachi Ltd.
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Category
Quantum Annealing
Optimisation of
Operational optimization problem (public detail limited)
Technology
CMOS Annealing
Status
Active Research
Year
2015-present
Verified provider / research
Qualified

Lockheed Martin Quantum Lab

Lockheed Martin
Location
Sunnyvale, USA
Category
Quantum Annealing
Optimisation of
Operational optimization problem (public detail limited)
Technology
D-Wave Quantum Annealing
Status
Active Research
Year
2011-present
Verified research relationship
Qualified

NASA QuAIL - Quantum AI Lab

NASA Ames Research Center
Location
Mountain View, USA
Category
Quantum Annealing
Optimisation of
Operational optimization problem (public detail limited)
Technology
Quantum Annealing and Gate-Model Research
Status
Active Research
Year
2013-present
Verified academic / government research
Source
Other / unverified

Google Quantum AI - Annealing Research

Google
Location
Santa Barbara, USA
Category
Quantum Annealing
Optimisation of
Operational optimization problem (public detail limited)
Technology
Quantum Annealing Research
Status
Historical Research
Year
2013-2017
Historical research
Qualified

Los Alamos National Lab QC

Los Alamos National Laboratory
Location
Los Alamos, USA
Category
Research Institutions
Optimisation of
Operational optimization problem (public detail limited)
Technology
Multiple Quantum Technologies
Status
Active Research
Year
2016-present
Verified institution / platform
Qualified

Denso Quantum Factory Optimization

DENSO Corporation
Location
Kariya, Japan
Category
Quantum Annealing
Optimisation of
Operational optimization problem (public detail limited)
Technology
Quantum-Hybrid Optimization
Status
Active Exploration
Year
2022-present
Verified exploration
Vendor source
Other / unverified

Recruit Holdings Optimization

Recruit Holdings
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Category
Quantum Annealing
Optimisation of
Scheduling and resource allocation
Technology
D-Wave Quantum Annealing
Status
No verification possible
Year
2019-present
No verification possible
Other / unverified

USRA Quantum Computing

Universities Space Research Association
Location
Columbia, USA
Category
Research Institutions
Optimisation of
Operational optimization problem (public detail limited)
Technology
Quantum Annealing Research
Status
Active Research
Year
2012-present
Verified supporting institution
Credible

Ford Otosan Vehicle Production Sequencing

Ford Otosan and D-Wave
Location
Kocaeli, Türkiye
Category
Automotive Manufacturing
Optimisation of
Vehicle production sequencing
Technology
D-Wave Hybrid Quantum Solver
Status
Production Deployment
Year
2025
Verified production
Vendor source
Credible

Pattison Food Group Workforce Scheduling

Pattison Food Group / Save-On-Foods and D-Wave
Location
Western Canada
Category
Retail & Grocery Logistics
Optimisation of
Workforce scheduling
Technology
D-Wave Hybrid Quantum Solver
Status
Operational Deployment
Year
2024-present
Verified operational case
Vendor source 1Vendor source 2
Qualified

DENSO Automated Guided Vehicle Optimization

DENSO Corporation and D-Wave
Location
Kariya, Japan
Category
Automotive Manufacturing
Optimisation of
Automated-guided-vehicle routing and task allocation
Technology
D-Wave Hybrid Quantum Solver
Status
Demonstration / Operational Optimization
Year
2024-present
Verified demonstration
Vendor source
Qualified

Groovenauts / Mitsubishi Estate Waste Collection Routing

Groovenauts, Mitsubishi Estate and D-Wave
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Category
Urban Logistics & Route Optimization
Optimisation of
Waste-collection vehicle routing
Technology
D-Wave Hybrid Quantum Solver
Status
Demonstration / Scenario Study
Year
2024
Verified demonstration
Vendor source
Credible

AT&T Field Technician Dispatch Optimization

AT&T and D-Wave
Location
Dallas, USA
Category
Field Service & Workforce Logistics
Optimisation of
Workforce scheduling
Technology
D-Wave Hybrid Quantum Solver
Status
Commercial Case Study
Year
2024-present
Verified commercial case
Vendor source
Credible

Japan Post Logistics Optimization

Japan Post, A*Quantum and Fujitsu
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Category
Parcel & Logistics Optimization
Optimisation of
Aircraft cargo loading and load planning
Technology
Fujitsu Digital Annealer
Status
Validated Pilot / Applied Optimization
Year
2020-present
Verified logistics case
Vendor source
Credible

Fujitsu Factory Inventory and Worker-Movement Optimization

Fujitsu Limited
Location
Kawasaki, Japan
Category
Manufacturing Operations
Optimisation of
Factory inventory planning and worker movement
Technology
Fujitsu Digital Annealer
Status
Applied Optimization
Year
2020-present
Verified applied case
Vendor source
Qualified

Recruit Display Advertising Optimization

Recruit Holdings and D-Wave
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Category
Commercial Optimization
Optimisation of
Advertising-budget allocation
Technology
D-Wave Quantum Annealer
Status
Research / Application Study
Year
2019-present
Verified application study
Vendor source
Credible

IBM Commercial-Vehicle Delivery Routing Research

IBM and unnamed commercial vehicle manufacturer
Location
New York City, USA
Category
Last-Mile & Fleet Routing
Optimisation of
Delivery routing, truck selection and load allocation
Technology
IBM Quantum / Qiskit
Status
Industry Research / Proof of Concept
Year
2022
Verified industry research
Vendor source
Credible

ExxonMobil Maritime Inventory Routing Research

ExxonMobil and IBM Research
Location
Global
Category
Maritime & Energy Logistics
Optimisation of
Maritime inventory routing and vessel planning
Technology
IBM Quantum / Qiskit
Status
Industry Research
Year
2022-present
Verified industry research
Vendor source
Credible

Delta / NC State Airline Gate Scheduling Research

Delta Air Lines and North Carolina State University
Location
Atlanta, USA
Category
Aviation & Aerospace
Optimisation of
Airline gate allocation and flight scheduling
Technology
IBM Quantum / Qiskit
Status
Academic and Industry Research
Year
2021
Verified academic research
Paper 1Vendor source 2
Other / unverified

Ford / University of Melbourne Traffic Optimization on IBM Quantum

Ford Motor Company, University of Melbourne and IBM Quantum
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Category
Traffic & Route Optimization
Optimisation of
Traffic routing and congestion management
Technology
IBM Quantum / Qiskit
Status
Academic Research
Year
2025
Verified academic research
Paper 1Reporting 2
Qualified

IBM Quantum and Qiskit Optimization Platform

IBM
Location
Yorktown Heights, USA
Category
Quantum Computing Platform
Optimisation of
Vehicle routing and route planning
Technology
IBM Quantum / Qiskit
Status
Active Platform
Year
2017-present
Verified platform
Vendor source 1Vendor source 2