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McDonald’s concludes trial of AI-powered drive-thrus in partnership with IBM

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McDonald’s concludes trial of AI-powered drive-thrus in partnership with IBM

reported that McDonald’s has ended its trial of AI-powered drive-thrus in collaboration with IBM. The fast-food chain tested the technology at several locations, hoping to improve customer service and speed up order-taking processes. However, after a successful trial period, McDonald’s ultimately decided not to continue with the AI-powered drive-thrus. McDonald’s implemented the AI technology to … Read more

McDonald’s discontinues AI drive-thru testing with IBM due to communication challenges with accents.

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McDonald’s has decided to end its global partnership with IBM for testing AI-powered drive-thru technology. The fast-food giant had been experimenting with automated order takers at select locations since 2021. While this specific partnership is coming to an end, McDonald’s is not ruling out the possibility of exploring other AI-powered drive-thru solutions in the future, … Read more

McDonald’s Halts Drive-Thru AI Testing with IBM Due to Difficulty Understanding Accents

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McDonald’s is ending its partnership with IBM in testing AI-powered drive-thru technology, which has been in select locations since 2021. Despite this, McDonald’s is not ruling out the possibility of implementing other AI solutions in the future, such as voice ordering. Customers may still encounter chatbots or other forms of automation while placing their orders … Read more

McDonald’s concludes AI drive-thru test in partnership with IBM

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McDonald’s is ending its partnership with IBM to create an automated order taker for drive-thrus due to problems with recognizing accents and dialects. The AI system, known as the Automated Order Taker (AOT), was implemented in over 100 US restaurants but will be terminated in July. The goal was to use AI to speed up … Read more

McDonald’s and IBM conclude drive-thru AI test, Restaurant Business reports – TipRanks.com

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McDonald’s and IBM conclude drive-thru AI test, Restaurant Business reports – TipRanks.com

McDonald’s has decided to end its partnership with IBM to test automated Drive Thru ordering. This decision will result in the removal of the technology from over 100 restaurants by July 26. According to Mason Smoot, director of restaurants at McDonald’s USA, the company believes there is an opportunity to explore voice ordering solutions more … Read more

McDonald’s Halts AI-enhanced Drive-thru Pilot Program: A Closer Look

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McDonald’s has announced the end of its AI-enhanced drive-through pilot program. The fast-food giant had been testing out artificial intelligence technology at select locations to improve the drive-through experience for customers. The AI system was designed to enhance order accuracy and speed up service by predicting customer preferences based on past orders and analyzing traffic … Read more

Google’s Largest Acquisition, Trump’s Declining Net Worth, and McDonald’s vs. Wendy’s: A Summary of Business News

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Google’s Largest Acquisition, Trump’s Declining Net Worth, and McDonald’s vs. Wendy’s: A Summary of Business News

In the ongoing battle of fast food chains to attract customers, Wendy’s has introduced a $3 breakfast package in response to McDonald’s $5 meal deal. The Ohio-based company announced that customers can choose between a bacon, egg and cheese English muffin or a sausage, egg and cheese English muffin, both served with seasoned potatoes. This … Read more

Top analyst reports covering Oracle, Bank of America, and McDonald’s

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Top analyst reports covering Oracle, Bank of America, and McDonald’s

In today’s Zacks Research Daily report, analysts have selected 16 top stocks, including Oracle Corporation (ORCL), Bank of America Corporation (BAC), and McDonald’s Corporation (MCD), as well as two microcap stocks: Miller Industries, Inc. (MLR) and Through Renewables, Inc. (VIA). These reports have been chosen from a total of 70 published by the team of … Read more

Highlighting Oracle, Bank of America, McDonald’s, Miller Industries, and Via Renewables on The Zacks Analyst Blog

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Highlighting Oracle, Bank of America, McDonald’s, Miller Industries, and Via Renewables on The Zacks Analyst Blog

Zacks.com, based in Chicago, has released a list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. The Zacks Equity Research team analyzes the latest news and events impacting stocks and financial markets. Some of the stocks recently featured on the blog include Oracle Corp., Bank of America Corp., McDonald’s Corp., Miller Industries, Inc., and Via Renewables, … Read more