When you pull into a McDonald’s drive-thru in 2026, the experience may feel noticeably different. According to reports from Technology Magazine, New York Post, and Mashed, the fast-food giant is ...

It's not clear who invented the first restaurant drive-thru, but it's generally claimed that In-N-Out created the first modern system, complete with two-way speakers. Since then, drive-thrus have been ...

McDonald’s is embracing AI to usher in a new era of efficiency in 2026. The global fast-food chain is rolling out AI across its restaurants to improve efficiency, order accuracy and drive-thru ...

Searching for ways to lower labor costs, restaurants are hoping that artificial intelligence can take down drive-thru orders — but it will likely be years before the technology becomes widely ...

In an effort to boost order accuracy, customer satisfaction and employee productivity, McDonald’s is embracing AI. “We’ve got a number of teams looking at how we can use AI to deliver an even better ...