A Technion Team Fixes the Disconnected-Route Flaw in Quantum Vehicle Routing and Tests the Repair on IQM Emerald

A Technion team shows the standard QUBO vehicle routing encoding rewards routes that never touch the depot, proves a flow-based repair correct, and runs both versions on IQM's 54-qubit Emerald processor, where the corrected circuit returned no fully feasible route across its hardware runs. We read what that means for quantum optimization in military logistics and the questions a program office should now put to vendors.