McDonald's acquires A.I. company to help automate the drive-thru, its third tech deal this year

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McDonald's has made its 3rd tech deal this year. Apprente, which uses artificial intelligence to understand speech, will be used in its drive-thrus and could be used in its self-order kiosks and mobile app.

McDonald's has agreed to acquire Apprente, which uses artificial intelligence to understand speech.

The technology will be used in its drive-thrus and could be used in its self-order kiosks and mobile app. Earlier this year, McDonald's bought Dynamic Yield and took a minority stake in mobile app vendor Plexure.Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Imagessaid Tuesday it has agreed to acquire a company that is trying to automate the drive-thru. It's the fast-food giant's third tech-focused deal this year.

Apprente, a Silicon Valley company founded in 2017, uses artificial intelligence to understand drive-thru orders, which could cut down on service times. McDonald's said the technology also could be used someday in its self-order kiosks and mobile app.Apprente's employees will be the founding members of a group called McD Tech Labs, which will be housed within McDonald's global technology team.

 

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AndrewYang

More jobs gone 😡 Pure greed to boost the share price

un ehbee-ma con un esprai ...para go.

Just put there a touchscreen.

The minimum wage will hit the “right” number, just as AI, touch screens, and assembly automation prove to be the foundation for an employee-less experience at the fast food empires. And of course, the welfare roll will swell in direct relation to this roll-out. It’s fine though

Hmmm. Guess those minimum wage protesters will be out of a job soon. This is what happens when you ask for $15 per hour.

I would encourage people to go to their feed lots in Amarillo Texas. You would never touch McDonalds again. Disgusting corporate practices

They better put a person in that role

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