On its Nov. 3 earnings call, Yum said voice AI stores saw 6% higher drive-thru satisfaction, about 1.5% more sales and better staff retention. Only the retention claim was tied to a control group. Yum plans to reach 1,500 stores by year-end.
Riders in both cities can only reach Waymo through Uber, and they can't be sure they'll get a robotaxi. Uber says it will keep Waymo on its app as long as both companies agree.
At its Oct. 20 investor day, Kroger laid out an online growth plan built on 2,700 stores, faster delivery and in-store automation. Ocado's name didn't come up once.
The country's procurement agency said in August it had only just drafted the terms for a tender to build the system. The Constitutional Court has rejected the opposition's challenge to Diella's appointment.
CEO Andrew Cathy told CNBC the chain wants hospitality "to be human to human." An industry mystery-shop study found voice AI was faster but less accurate than people.
Four of the five promised metros (Atlanta, Houston, Orlando and Charlotte) are now live. Tampa isn't. Meanwhile the target has grown to more than 270 stores, now set for 2027.
Service came back in September after what Waymo calls a flood-zone audit. The software recall it filed in May still lists only an interim fix, and we found no final remedy on file.
The council rejected five more years for Sunny, the city's AI chatbot, 9-3. The mayor's office says the bot helps 311 staff and wants the contract back.
Orland Park, Ill., moved its main phone line to an AI assistant named Humphrey. Two residents told trustees they couldn't reach anyone. The mayor said, "A human will call you."
The castings feed prototype builds of the Fathom electric pickup at Louisville Assembly Plant, which Ford is retooling for about $1.9 billion. Launch is set for 2027, so there are no production results yet.
The deal covers 25 U.S. regional distribution centers and $125 million of research into new racking. It lands weeks after a report on breakdowns and power bills in Walmart's automated warehouses, which didn't name a vendor.
THG Fulfil says the UK sportswear chain's new AutoStore grid beats its old manual warehouse. The figures come from the vendors, and they describe the deal two ways.
Basis says Schneider Downs went from a 10-person pilot in January 2026 to 92% monthly active use. The firm's spend and any error rates are not disclosed.
The company restated the figure after a methodology change in the first half of 2026. It now counts ingredient volumes in their original fresh state, against a 50% goal for 2030.
The Cambridge spinout says its process makes clinker in the electric arc furnaces that recycle steel, with no kiln or quarried limestone. Its investors expect an immediate 50% emissions cut at cost parity.
Tesla's filings list more than 125,000 a year of installed Cybercab capacity at Gigafactory Texas. Tesla hasn't said how many it has built, and says battery supply is limiting vehicle output.
79 stories on robots and autonomous machines in real operations.
All Physical AI topics →