The grow and level up the economy strategic priority is at the heart of the government’s agenda to spread opportunity across the UK. Transport has a crucial role to play, whether it be through improving connectivity across the United Kingdom and growing the economy by enhancing the transport network, on time and on budget. DfT has a number of specific interests in this space, notably our infrastructure projects, Places for Growth and our apprenticeships and skills work.
Get in touch with bridgetoresearch@dft.gov.uk
This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
**THE PROBLEM:** Moore's Law imposes a fundamental ceiling on what can be achieved by classical computing. This has an extensive impact on numerous applications, described as NP-hard/intractable problems, which simply c...
Funded by: ISCF
Lead research organisation: CITY SCIENCE CORPORATION LIMITED
The project explores the use of quantum computing for solving transport optimization problems, which directly addresses the question.
Quantum-Enhanced Sustainable Transportation (QuEST) is a feasibility study that aims to explore how quantum technologies can enhance transport infrastructure utilisation, particularly in the areas of logistics and traffi...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: CGA SIMULATION LIMITED
The project specifically addresses how quantum technologies can enhance transport infrastructure and modelling, aligning with the question.