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Chatbots at the drive-thru are just the beginning

AI drive-thru chatbots are increasingly taking orders at major fast-food chains, aiming to boost sales, improve accuracy, and reduce staff workload.

Food & drink

fromBusiness Insider

7 months ago

I'm the CEO of Bojangles. Gen Z is key to helping us expand beyond our Southern roots.

Bojangles is expanding nationally while combining scratch-made Southern food with AI-driven drive-thrus and hospitality-focused service to attract Gen Z and broader markets.

Artificial intelligence

fromZDNET

8 months ago

AI is returning to Taco Bell and McDonalds drive-thrus - will customers bite this time?

Fast-food chains are retreating from fully automated AI order-taking after glitches, and shifting toward supervised AI voice tools to assist human workers.

fromFuturism

8 months ago

Taco Bell's Attempt to Replace Drive-Thru Employees Is Not Going Well

"We're learning a lot, I'm going to be honest with you," Taco Bell chief digital and technology officer Dane Mathews conceded to the Wall Street Journal , in what sounded like an awfully weary tone. The response on social media suggests that most customers probably don't want their drive-thru to "surprise" them. At best, there 's short-lived amusement in messing with the AI with outrageous requests, like "18,000 cups of water." At worst, customers just get annoyed or weirded out .