Taco Bell\u2019s bizarre new futuristic drive-thru is just like \u201cSpy Kids\u201d YouTube: CCX Media Community NewsIn a viral video, a man showed himself picking up a Taco Bell order in a strange new way that left TikTok totally bemused. This year, many customers have visited their local fast food drive-thru only to be met with a robotic AI server set to take their order. In one example from a Wendy\u2019s customer, they showed the AI assistant in action, accruing over 13 million views on TikTok. After it was posted, people weren\u2019t sure how to feel about the new technology, fearing that an AI takeover was being set in motion. McDonald\u2019s announced in June that it would be scrapping its AI drive-thrus in over 100 locations, and although they didn\u2019t provide a reason why, several videos circulating TikTok displayed some hilarious order mishaps. But, perhaps the strangest and most futuristic drive-thru so far comes from Taco Bell. In a video that\u2019s amassed over 820,000 views, user Arkade showed himself approaching an unusual pickup location. He rode up on his bike and approached a screen that asked him to scan his QR code, before telling him his order was ready. He approached the next section of the futuristic drive-thru location, and was met by a strange, tube-like device. Suddenly, his order was lowered down through the pod, and the screen opened for him to grab his bag before he rode away. All of this took only 32 seconds. Viewers were amazed by the futuristic pickup service, with one commenting: \u201cThis is close enough to the freakinG spy kids cabin, where you instantly get the food in the microwave.\u201d Others commented that it was \u201can introvert\u2019s dream,\u201d because the user isn\u2019t required to speak to anyone. It turns out that the Taco Bell location in the video is located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. The location uses technology to speed up service, with a \u201cbold goal of creating a 2 minute or less drive-thru experience for customers of this concept,\u201d according to Taco Bell President Mike Grams. \u201cIt delivers orders from the raised kitchen area via a \u201cfood tube\u201d that transports the meals down to ground level. It\u2019s essentially like a drive-thru bank, but with Mexican food. And there may be more of these in the future, as Grams said it \u201cboasts many features that could show up in future Taco Bell restaurants in the US.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Taco Bell\u2019s bizarre new futuristic drive-thru is just like \u201cSpy Kids\u201d YouTube: CCX Media Community NewsIn a viral video, a man showed himself picking up a Taco Bell order in a strange new way that left TikTok totally bemused. This year, many customers have visited their local fast food drive-thru only to be met with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-70919","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70919","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70919"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70919\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70919"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70919"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70919"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}