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Presto Promotes 2 Executives to President and COO

by Katie Lee April 3, 2023

San Carlos, Calif. — Presto Automation Inc., one of the largest drive-thru automation technology providers in the hospitality industry, has promoted Dan Mosher to president and Xavier Casanova to chief operating officer, effective immediately. “Dan and Xavier have been key leaders at Presto and were instrumental in successfully developing and implementing Presto Voice, the industry’s most advanced drive-thru AI voice ordering platform,” says Presto’s chairman and interim CEO, Krishna Gupta. “I am delighted to partner with these two and the rest of our exceptional management team as we continue to …

April 3, 2023

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Presto Collaborates with ChatGPT Creator to Enhance Drive-thru AI Voice Assistant

by Katie Lee March 17, 2023

San Carlos, Calif. — Presto Automation Inc., the largest drive-thru automation technology provider in the hospitality industry, has formed a collaboration with OpenAI, an AI research and deployment company, to drive greater innovation around its drive-thru AI voice assistant. OpenAI’s ChatGPT API will be used to expand the feature set of the Presto’s drive-thru AI voice assistant (Presto Voice™), resulting in interactions that are more natural and human-like. Presto Voice uses advanced AI techniques including large language models (LLM) and generative AI to understand natural human language and offer logical …

March 17, 2023

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Presto Partners with Checkers & Rally’s to Roll Out Drive-Thru A.I. Voice Assistant

by Katie Lee January 10, 2022

Redwood City, Calif. — Presto, a leader in the restaurant hospitality technology industry, has been selected by Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc., the operator of Checkers & Rally’s drive-thrus, as the exclusive provider of automated voice ordering for all its corporate-owned drive-thru restaurants. The announcement marks the largest and first of its kind rollout of an A.I.-based voice assistant solution in the hospitality industry. Designed to help restaurants maximize labor efficiency, Presto’s next generation solutions help improve order accuracy, increase upsells and provide a superior guest experience. The Presto systems are …

January 10, 2022

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Brinker International Selects Presto as Pay-at-Table Technology Partner

by Katie Lee January 23, 2020

Redwood City, Calif. — Presto, the restaurant industry’s leading end-to-end technology platform, has been selected by Brinker International, Inc. as the exclusive provider of its next generation guest-facing pay-at-table solutions. The Presto pay-at-table systems are scheduled to be deployed across most of Chili’s® Grill & Bar 1,250 restaurants in the United States over the course of Brinker’s fiscal year. This new partnership will enable Chili’s to provide a convenient pay-at-table experience for its guests. The new devices are being deployed to increase Chili’s guest satisfaction, improve productivity and ultimately drive …

January 23, 2020