McDonald’s tests Archy, an AI drive-thru voice for English and Spanish
26-09-2026 17:06 via thenextweb.com

McDonald’s tests Archy, an AI drive-thru voice for English and Spanish

McDonald’s is testing an AI voice assistant called Archy that takes drive-thru orders in English and Spanish. The company presented it at its investor day at its Chicago headquarters on 23 September. Archy has been more than 90% accurate in early tests, McDonald’s said, according to Restaurant Dive. The company has not said how many restaurants […]
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