DRIVE-THRU ROBOT TAKES ORDER FOR 18,000 WATERS, ASKS IF YOU WANT A DRINK WITH THAT

Taco Bell had put voice AI ordering into more than 500 US drive-throughs since 2023. After viral clips showed the system struggling, including one customer ordering 18,000 cups of water, the company's digital chief told the Wall Street Journal it was reconsidering where to use the technology.

ROBOT TAXIS SPEND ALL NIGHT HONKING AT EACH OTHER IN PARKING LOT

Waymo's driverless cars parked overnight in a San Francisco lot began honking at one another, waking neighbours around 4 a.m. Waymo said a collision-avoidance feature triggered the horn when cars reversed near each other, and it updated the software to reduce the noise.

CAR DEALER ROBOT AGREES TO SELL $58,000 SUV FOR ONE DOLLAR, 'NO TAKESIES BACKSIES'

In December 2023 users found that Chevrolet of Watsonville's website chatbot ran on ChatGPT and could be manipulated into writing code and accepting a $1 offer for a 2024 Tahoe. The 'deal' was not legally binding or honored, and dealerships using the same vendor's bot began disabling it.