Use of Automation in Automobile Industry

This paper analyzes the use of automation in the automobile industry, specifically focusing on the application of quantum computing in Volkswagen. The discussion explores the themes of quantum computing, controlling traffic lights, and resource management. The future strategy and direction of the industry are also discussed.

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Discussion........................................................................................................................................2
Company’s recent IT history :.....................................................................................................2
The issue which is not addressed in the interview:......................................................................6
Future strategy and direction.......................................................................................................7
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................8
Bibliography..................................................................................................................................10

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Introduction
The use of information technology is using rapidly. Emerging technology has been used
in different sectors which is not bounded to information technology. The use of technology is
adopted by the automobile industry making this industry more advanced to handle the real life
situations effectively. In this context, the CEO of Volkswagen as discussed the use of the
quantum computing in the organization. The main objective of this paper is to analyze the
discussion conducted by the Volkswagen group and make a conclusion about the future of the
quantum computing in this organization. The main objective of this discussion is to identify the
themes in the interview and their relevance in the discussion. The future direction of the research
has been discussed from both technical and business perspective. The conclusion can be drawn
from the analysis.
Discussion
In the discussion there are certain themes like controlling the flow of traffics and
optimization have been discussed. However, the main theme of this interview is application of
quantum computing in the organization and its application on making the cars. This organization
has offices in 100 countries around the World. This car company is famous for the products of
high quality and standards. Apart from that the implementation of the advanced functioning units
in the cars has improved the brand value of this organization.
Company’s recent IT history :
Volkswagen is a German company famous for manufacturing the automobiles and cars
in the industry. It has been recognized as the largest selling automobile company for 2016 and

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2017. The brand name of this organization imposes certain responsibilities on this company to
produce standard products. The organization uses TSI petrol engines which are responsive. The
innovation of TDI diesel engines is done by Volkswagen. Apart from that the organization is
also implementation the electric cars and hybrid cars those are well equipped with advanced
technologies and have improvised functionalities.
The organization is mainly famous for making the cars, however , the services this
organization offers are spread over different sectors of the automobile industry. Some of these
fields are solving the parking related problems and proximity sensing. The smart parking
technique of cars manufactured by Volkswagen includes park assists, park sensors and rear
view. Apart from that the organization is concerned about the comfort level of the cars. In this
case, the air conditioning of the car , dashboard display and raining sensors have been improved
by this organization.
The main application of the technology is done for the enhancement of the safety and
security of the car. In this context, the advanced braking and stability system, providing the air
bag inside the car and tyre pressure and flat tyre sensors are useful innovation of this
organization.
Identified theme 1: The use of quantum computing in the Volkswagen:
Recently Volkswagen is planning to implement the quantum computing in the
organization. The quantum computing will enhance the digital efficiency of the projects in this
organization. The use of this technology is different from the traditional computing and it can
help to develop innovative programs.

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In this context, Volkswagen is planning to collaborate with quantum specialists D- Wave.
D-wave and Volkswagen Labs will build quantum computing technology. The organization is
thinking that the application of this technology will be helpful for autonomous driving and the
process control those supported by artificial intelligence. According to the CIO of Volkswagen
Martin Hofmann the application of the quantum computing can be applied in a broader
perspective like controlling the traffics. This delivers another theme of this interview.
Identified theme 2: Controlling of the traffic lights
The automated control of the traffic lights can be done through the quantum computing.
With the help of this technology, the forecast can be made for the individual cars for avoiding the
traffic jams. This is a highly complex calculation which needs billions of data. However,
according to the CIO of Volkswagen company, many problems can be solved through the
traditional computing. The application of the supercomputers and quantum computing can only
done to mitigate the challenges of the complex computational problems. It has been seen that the
quantum computing is able to solve these complex problems in a faster and accurate way. This
increases the efficiency of the products for the organization.
Identified theme 2: Testing quantum computer made by D-Wave:
In order to collaborate with D-wave for the implementation of the quantum computing ,
previous researches and development of this organization is needed to be done. The first research
project of this organization was on the controlling the flow of traffics in Beijing. The projects of
this organization are evaluated by the data scientists and big data experts of this organization. In
this case, the traffic flow optimization techniques are evaluated by the experts of the
Volkswagen.

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Quantum computing is suitable for this project as it helps in the optimization problems.
The working of the D-Wave provides the smart city optimization. The working of this traffics at
Beijing started with using and accessing the necessary data of 10,000 taxis in the Beijing city.
This indicates the way of using the data and the optimization of the moving objects in the urban
environment.
Identified theme 3: Management of the resources:
The main reason for implementing the advanced technology and smart computing is to
manage the resources in an effective way. The main advantage of using the quantum computing
is the optimization. The optimization implies the usage of energy, resources and money in an
effective way so that the maximum profit can be achieved within the assigned resources. The
complexity of the task is therefore can be considered as the exponential growth needed to be
required.
In order to maintain the flow of the traffic in a proper way, pattern reorganization is
important for the system. The use of artificial intelligence and machine learning can be used for
getting the predicted results using the pattern recognition. It has been seen that multi layer neural
network and deep learning are more efficient than traditional system for making the prediction
based on pattern.
The management of the resource will also help Volkswagen to achieve one of the main
objective of the organization. This organization is concerned about maintaining the sustainability
while development of the products. Maintaining the sustainability refers to the development of
the products without hampering the future scopes for further improvement.

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According to the CIO of Volkswagen, the combination of the traditional computing and
quantum computing can increase the efficiency of the cars produced by Volkswagen. In this
case, these two computing concepts from different perspectives will give the high performance
machines. This will also include providing the direction to the car and navigation system. On the
other hand , in semi automated car, the driving can be done by the human driver, where as other
controlling system like navigations and getting information about road can be done through
automated system.
The optimization issues can be solved with the use of the quantum computing by
maintaining the suitable computing power. However, CIO of Volkswagen thinks that there are
no future direction for the commercial utilization quantum computing. The computing provided
by D-Wave company in the Volkswagen is not normal application of the quantum computing. It
is a small application written for specific purpose. The main objective of the Volkswagen is to
utilize the specialist knowledge . Further researches are needed to be done in order to use the
strengths of the quantum computing.
The issue which is not addressed in the interview:
Volkswagen is famous for producing automobile engines, cars. However, this
organization is also inventing smart vehicles. It is expected that through this interview idea
regarding the application of the technology on the making cars with advanced functionality will
be discussed. However, in the interview, the discussion is regarding the use of quantum
computing for controlling the flow of the traffic.
The interview has successfully given important information about basic working
principal of quantum computing and its contributing in controlling the traffic jam. The smart

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detection and prediction system can give the information to the users about probable critical
paths in the road even before the creation of the congestion.
The CIO has also described that the use of this technology can help them in innovations
like automation of the driving, smart factory , machine learning and intelligence mobility.
However, the detailed discussion has not been done regarding this. With the help of artificial
intelligence, certain advantages such as mitigation of the human effort and the errors in
calculations can be achieved.
The interview has discussed about the overall enhancement of the organization through
the use of artificial intelligence and quantum computing. However, the detailed discussion on a
particular domain related on this topic can be discussed in a proper way. This would help to get
the insights of the possible innovations of the Volkswagen.
Future strategy and direction
From the discussion the insights of applying the technology in the field automobile
industry has been summarized In this context, the objective of the organization along with the
implementation of the quantum computing has been discussed. The commercialization of the
large part of the this application has not been discussed in this context. According to the CIO of
Volkswagen, the for determining the future use of the quantum computing in the industry, further
research is needed to be done.
The implementation of the artificial intelligence can be done for development of smart
cars or driverless cars. In this case, Volkswagen can get some idea from the products of Telsa.
The smart car or electric car can be fully automated or semi automated. In the fully automated
car the driving can be done and can be controlled by the intelligent system. This will also include

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providing the direction to the car and navigation system. On the other hand , in semi automated
car, the driving can be done by the human driver, where as other controlling system like
navigations and getting information about road can be done through automated system.
On the other hand the advanced technology can be used in Volkswagen for maintaining
the business unit. The data analytics and big data technology can give important information
regarding the demands and the requirements of the consumers. In this case, information and
data can be collected from the online surveys and the buying behavior of the consumer .
Analysis of these data can help the organization to predict the current market scenario. On the
basis of that the decision making process can be done.
On the other hand the use of the business intelligence in the organization can help in
managing the business of the Volkswagen. The company is operating all over the word and it is
difficult to manage the business process in traditional business management system. In this
context, the business intelligence software would be helpful to manage and synchronize the
business from all the parts of the world for the organization . It can be noted that the business
intelligence is also a part of the using the emerging technology in the organization.
Conclusion
The discussion has done regarding the analysis of the interview related to Volkswagen.
The themes of the discussion has been indentified along with the explanation of their relevance.
Apart from that the matters which has not been discussed in a proper way in the interview have
been identified. From this discussion it can be said that interview has provided some of the
useful information regarding the use of quantum computing in the organization. This can be
implemented in the organization so that the organization can innovate a new product that will

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help to manage the flow of the traffic. However, some of the contexts are missing and addition of
those can be helpful to understand the application of the quantum computing in a more specific
way. The future direction of the research has been discussed from both technical and business
perspective. It can be said the smart traffic control system can be operated with the combination
of both traditional and quantum computing system. Apart from that the use of the artificial
intelligence and machine learning can be implemented to innovate different products like
driverless cars.

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