ConverseNow Teams with Valyant to Accelerate Voice AI in Drive-Thrus
Fueled by the restaurant industry’s push to use tech for better efficiency, two big AI-voice ordering players have teamed up. ConverseNow, which automates ordering for restaurants with AI, announced Tuesday it’s acquiring Valyant AI, a provider of drive-thru...
McDonald’s Pulls Plug on AI Ordering in Drive-Thru
While news of restaurants adopting voice AI in drive-thrus continues to circulate, fast food giant McDonald’s is pulling the plug—for now. The chain informed franchisees in an email that it would shut off the technology in more than 100 locations by the end of July. ...
Checkmate Steps Out With a New Identity and Expanded Ordering Solutions
A lot has changed for itsaCheckmate since it came onto the scene eight years ago. Originally it started as a third-party integration company for restaurants’ point-of-sale (POS) systems—remember the sea of tablets operators often had to deal with to handle multiple...
Taco John’s Launches Voice AI Ordering with Presto
Taco John’s is the latest chain to test voice AI ordering in its drive-thrus. To make this happen, the taco hub has teamed with AI automation technology provider Presto and restaurant point-of-sale (POS) provider Qu. Presto Voice will be available at select...
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