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Dairy Queen is putting an AI chatbot in its drive-thrus

Dairy Queen deploys Presto AI chatbots at 90% order accuracy across US/Canadian drive-thrus, sparking an automation race as McDonald's, Wendy's, and Burger King rush to deploy competing systems.

Friday, April 17, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: The VergeBY sys://pipeline

Dairy Queen is rolling out AI-powered chatbots from Presto in dozens of drive-thrus across the US and Canada following a successful test. The system achieves 90% order accuracy and aims to accelerate service while promoting upsells. The deployment reflects a broader industry trend as competitors including Wendy's, McDonald's, Taco Bell, and Burger King test or deploy similar AI-driven ordering systems.

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