Even in its current form, the automated drive-thru can reduce a restaurant’s labor needs by as much as 40 hours a week, said [the CEO of Presto Automation Inc.]. The bot is also designed to be a model employee. It’s coded to politely upsell drinks or other meal add-ons, which helps drive sales.
The AI will take your order now.@caelynpender headed to one of the 300 fast-food joints across the US whose drive-thru is staffed by an AI chatbot. More: https://t.co/nXJeACEQ3X pic.twitter.com/8faWRbOlUz
— Bloomberg Quicktake (@Quicktake) July 10, 2023