“For us, it’s a new era of technology,” Mr. Hofmann said in an interview at Volkswagen’s vast factory complex in Wolfsburg, Germany. PhotoSuch claims are met with skepticism by some experts, who say there is no convincing proof that D-Wave computers are faster than a well-programmed conventional supercomputer. And unlike a quantum computer, a supercomputer does not have components that must be kept at temperatures colder than deep space. Volkswagen executives say they will publish the results of their work with D-Wave computers, allowing outsiders to try to debunk them. It has turned to outside providers like Ericsson, a Swedish maker of telecommunications equipment, for computer technology.

Source: New York Times June 22, 2017 16:07 UTC