Wendy’s adding AI voice assistant to take drive-thru orders — and customers slam the tech: ‘They suck so badly’
The chain’s AI voice assistant — dubbed “FreshAI” — first began testing in 2023 and is currently used in about 100 Wendy’s locations, and it’s expected to expand to somewhere between 500 and 600 locations by the end of the year.
Wendy’s adds AI voice assistant to take drive-thru orders
The fast-food chain Wendy’s will implement artificial intelligence (AI) to assist with order-taking at hundreds of its drive-thru windows before the end of the year.
AI will take your drive-thru order at more Wendy's restaurants this year
Wendy's will use voice AI to take drive-thru orders at between 500 and 600 stores by the end of 2025, its CEO said.
Wendy's has begun using AI at its drive-thrus. Will the tech come to MA? What to know
Wendy's locations in Massachusetts could eventually be using AI technology at drive-through windows The AI technology is called "Wendy’s FreshAI" When it comes to putting in your food order at ...
Big changes are coming to Wendy’s drive-thru
If you frequent the drive-thru line at Wendy’s, be prepared for some A.I. technology to take your order by the end of the year. In a Feb. 13 earnings call, CEO Kirk Tanner revealed Wendy’s would deploy “voice-enabled AI order taking” at up to 600 restaurants across the country.
Wendy’s plans to add more AI ordering assistants to restaurants nationwide
Wendy’s plans to expand its “voice-enabled AI order taking” at up to 600 restaurants nationwide by the end of the year, CEO Kirk Tanner confirmed during a recent earnings call. The burger chain currently uses its AI voice assistant,
Who's taking your order at Wendy's? Fast food chain plans AI drive-thru order rollout
An AI ordering assistant called FreshAI will take drive-thru orders at 500 more Wendy's restaurants this year, CEO Kirk ...
Wendy’s Is Making Big Changes to Its Drive-Thrus This Year — and Customers Are Divided
Wendy’s will use FreshAI, a voice AI assistant, at hundreds of Wendy’s locations by the end of 2025, CEO Kirk Tanner ...
Wendy’s Is Making a Big Change to Its Drive-Thrus—And You Might Not Be Happy About It
Get ready to order your Baconator in a whole new way. Here's how Wendy's drive-thrus will be changing this year.
More Wendy's restaurants will use AI to take your drive-thru order this year
An AI ordering assistant named FreshAI will be taking drive-thru orders at 500 more Wendy's restaurants this year, CEO Kirk Tanner said.
Wendy’s customers bitter over ‘garbage’ decision to employ AI bots — but some are relieved
Wendy’s is employing AI bots at its drive-thrus — and customers have mixed feelings about it. The CEO of Wendy’s, Kirk Tanner ...
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SpongeBob Gives Wendy’s a Boost as Voice AI Growth Looms
Wendy’s navigated a pressured fast-food category in 2024 on three fronts—technology, innovation, and breakfast, the latter of ...
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Wendy's Is Making a Big Change to How Customers Order Meals—Here's What You Need to Know
According to Tanner, who claims to test the AI assistant out himself a few times a week, FreshAI “gives customers the ...