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The bumpy road to AI-powered fast-food voice orders
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When it works, you’ll know — eventually. In some use cases, there are reasons for tactile knobs, dials, and buttons are better than touch screens.
The same might be said for humans and mobile apps being better than the current imagination for AI powered fast-food ordering in a drive-thru.
In 2025, voice ordering from a standard drive-thru fast food menu connected to AI is still challenging.
https://www.techmeme.com/250829/p27#a250829p27
In 2024, the challenge was just as stark.
https://www.techmeme.com/240617/p5#a240617p5
In 2023, the learning curve was steep.
https://www.techmeme.com/230509/p13#a230509p13
In 2019, the aspirational goals were just starting to form.
https://www.techmeme.com/191023/p19#a191023p19
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