McDonald's unveils first automated location

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I assume you do not take part in the automated checkout because it 
reduces labor?

I do not go that far.  I think we are using too much technology and that 
is why I avoid the automated checkout.

I'm a programmer and I do not like the tech shift we making.

I do not like chips in cars. As the automakers increasingly put chips in 
cars I see that automation becoming obsolete far sooner that the car 
does.  Case in point, my wife drives a 2004 Toyota that only has 110,000 
miles on it.  This car will last for 10 or 20 more years.  Think if that 
car had technology from 2004 - Yikes!!  I drive a 2009 that only has 
65,000 miles on it.  It has a "brain" and I can make the car accelerate 
better than the drive by wire. Both cars were purchased new. I expect to 
drive my car until I die. What happens 10 years from now if my car needs 
a new brain?  Will that OLD technology be available.

They are making cars that will last 300k miles and putting technology in 
them that will be obsolete in 5 years.



On 2022-12-29 22:54, Jason Spatafore via PLUG-discuss wrote:
> I'm kinda with George here. I went to a Circle K today that had a self
> checkout. It took 3x as long to checkout. I let the attendant there
> know that I did not enjoy the experience and won't return.
> 
> But, I will use Amazon and delivery services.
> 
> So I think the labor market will move away from going out to collect
> your food to just having food delivered. The self checkouts will
> accelerate that movement toward retail closures and warehouse
> openings. So, the "unskilled" labor market will just shift from
> assembling a burger to boxing product.
> 
> McDonald's has to be careful here. To quote an old McDonald's CFO...
> 
> "We are not technically in the food business. We are in the real
> estate business. The only reason we sell 15-cent hamburgers is because
> they are the greatest producer of revenue, from which our tenants can
> pay us our rent."
> 
> On 12/29/22 19:43, George Toft via PLUG-discuss wrote:
> 
>> I'll pass on this for the same reason I don't go to Sonic and I
>> won't use self-checkout at Albertson's/Walmart/Home Depot.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> George Toft
>> 
>> On 12/28/2022 7:22 AM, Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss wrote:
>> 
>>> Thought you might find this interesting.
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
> https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/mcdonalds-unveils-first-automated-location-social-media-worried-will-cut-millions-jobs
>>> 
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