Quantum jump

Quantum jump is a technology from the IDW portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

A quantum jump is a technology utilized to allow ships to travel long distances, presumably in a shorter period of time than conventional travel.

When a quantum jump is triggered prematurely, bad things happen.

Fiction

IDW comics continuity

The Autobot ship Trion and Decepticon ship Torment were equipped with quantum jump drives. The former was shot down when it pursued a quantum jumping Torment straight into an ambush. All Hail Megatron #5

The first rule about interstellar travel is to never stand next to a quantum generator when it's about to flout the laws of physics. Ore broke this rule by standing too close to the Lost Light's engines when the ship initiated a quantum jump, and was fused to the generator as a result. Hangers On This caused one of the rear thrusters to explode and the Lost Light to quantum jump blindly halfway across the galaxy. How to Say Goodbye and Mean It