Quantum Internet Use Case Analysis for the Automotive Industry

TL;DR

This paper analyzes how quantum internet technologies can benefit the automotive industry, identifying short-term hardware synergies and long-term use cases like secure communication and autonomous driving enhancements.

Contribution

It provides a structured analysis of cross-industry trends, proposing specific quantum internet use cases for automotive applications over short and long-term horizons.

Findings

Quantum internet can enhance autonomous driving and vehicle networks.

Short-term hardware miniaturization enables industry synergy.

Quantum cryptography offers security benefits for automotive data.

Abstract

A future quantum internet brings promising applications related to security, privacy and enabling distributed quantum computing. Integration of these concepts into the future trends of the automotive sector is of considerable interest, as it enables both the development of practical quantum internet use cases and the adoption of innovative technologies in the automotive sector. In this work we analyze cross-platform megatrends in both the quantum internet and the automotive industry, identifying mutually beneficial regions of interest. In the short-term ($<10$ years) hardware miniaturization and automation of quantum internet technology provides a synergy interface between the two domains. For the long-term ($\geq10$ years) we develop a comprehensive list of use cases for the quantum internet within the automotive sector. We find considerable relevancy of augmenting autonomous driving, vehicle ad hoc networks and sensor fusion with blind quantum computing, anonymous transmission and quantum cryptographic tools. These results can be used to target future research, engineering and venture developments for both domains. Furthermore, our approach can be applied to other industries, enabling a structured methodology for identifying and developing feasible use cases for the quantum internet in diverse domains.