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This paper proposes the application method of an Adaptive Quantum-Inspired Evolutionary Algorithm (AQEA) to Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs) for enhancing clustering and routing performance. AQEA integrates quantum-inspired principles, including quantum bits, quantum superposition, and adaptive quantum rotation gates, to effectively navigate the highly dynamic and complex environments characteristic of VANETs. By dynamically balancing exploration and exploitation, AQEA encodes cluster configurations as quantum states and adjusts them using a fitness-driven rotation operator. Comparative simulations reveal that AQEA consistently produces larger, more stable clusters and reduces both reconfiguration overhead and routing costs compared to conventional algorithms such as the Grasshopper Optimization Algorithm (GOA) and Whale Optimization Algorithm (WOA). AQEA consistently achieves larger and more stable clusters, significantly reduces cluster reconfiguration overhead, and minimizes routing costs. Statistically significant improvements were observed: a 59.5% increase in cluster size and a 29.10% reduction in stability penalty relative to WOA, and a 32.99% reduction in routing cost compared to GOA. These results confirm AQEA’s superior adaptability and robustness, positioning it as an effective solution for managing clustering and routing in dynamic VANET environments. These results validate the practical relevance and algorithmic superiority of AQEA, positioning it as a robust and adaptive solution for managing clustering and routing in dynamic VANET scenarios. Also, these results highlight AQEA’s robustness and adaptability, positioning it as an effective solution for managing clustering and routing in dynamic VANET scenarios. Future research directions include real-world validations, expanded performance evaluations, and further refinement of the algorithm's adaptive mechanisms.