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Why not just stick a kiosk there? In Europe most McDs have kiosks inside them... make it weatherproof / stick a roof over it, done.
by esotericn 7y ago
Why not just stick a kiosk there?
In Europe most McDs have kiosks inside them... make it weatherproof / stick a roof over it, done.
- vnchr 7y agoVoice ordering would have a lower installation cost since it can rely on the existing outdoor ordering interface, and it’s more familiar to their customers. There are 14,000 McDonalds in the US alone, so the switching costs and risks add up.
- jedieaston 7y agoMoes, a texmex chain in the United States, already does this. This firm provides the systems: https://www.nextepsystems.com/products/touchscreen-drive-through https://www.nextepsystems.com/products/touchscreen-drive-thr...
- macintux 7y agoEverything outdoors needs to be fairly robust, and the kiosks would be hard to reach and painfully slow compared to any voice system. I use them most times I go to McDonalds, but they’re always slower than it would be to just order if there’s no line, and worse, they feel much slower than they probably are.