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Ever get your McDonald's order mixed up at an AI-powered drive-thru? The experiment behind the fast food giant's current automated order taker will soon be coming to a close. McDonald's confirmed ...
McDonald’s is pulling the plug on an AI-powered voice automated ordering technology it was testing at more than 100 restaurant drive-thru systems in the US, bringing into question the rapid ...
McDonald's chief restaurant officer Mason Smoot told franchisees the company was happy with the trial but that there was "an opportunity to explore voice ordering solutions more broadly." Woman ...
McDonald’s is taking a step back from artificial intelligence—at the drive-thru, at least. The fast-food giant has ended its two-year partnership with IBM, which saw it testing AI to take ...
Another early drive-through restaurant in Europe, a McDonald's drive-through, opened at the Nutgrove Shopping Centre in Dublin, Ireland, in 1985. [9] In the US, drive-throughs account for 70 percent of McDonald's business and the average drive-through order is fulfilled in under three and one half minutes. [10]
McDonald's has partnered with Sinopec, the second largest oil company in the People's Republic of China, as it takes advantage of the country's growing use of personal vehicles by opening numerous drive-thru restaurants. [187] In Beijing, China, McDonald's restaurants are state-owned enterprises operating according to franchise agreements. [188]
McDonald's is officially pulling the plug on the artificial intelligence drive-thru test it has been conducting in partnership with IBM, Restaurant Business Magazine reported, citing an email to ...
1978 photo of McDonald's restaurant in Chicago. Note the sign that states, "Over 25 billion served". 1974: On November 13, the first McDonald's in the United Kingdom opened in Woolwich, south-east London. It is the 3000th McDonald's restaurant. [61] 1976: The first McDonald's in Switzerland, on Rue du Mont-Blanc in Geneva. [62]