Andretti Technologies has confirmed a multi-year partnership with Zapata Computing who will work alongside Andretti Autosport’s NTT IndyCar Series team trackside.
Christopher Savoie, CEO of Zapata said:
The Zapata team is thrilled to partner with Andretti and put our Orquestra quantum software platform to work in the pursuit of a competitive edge that no other racing team can match. “The Zapata P.I.T. Center’s analytics environment is this ‘edge’ manifested in a real world, mobile and deployed setting. Our companies have the same DNA of always competing to win, and we can’t wait until the 2022 season kicks off to begin putting all this work into action.”
Andretti Autosport Chairman and CEO Michael Andretti said:
We’re excited to be working with a true leader in quantum computing through our partnership with Zapata. “INDYCAR racing is all about finding every possible edge and then maximizing it. Zapata’s expertise gives us that advantage through their Orquestra quantum software platform and expert scientists and engineers. The partnership is going to propel both organizations to great things this year and beyond.”