License plate recognition start-up 5Thru said several drive-through chains in the United States and Canada were trying its technology, and it expected to sign its first major contract by the end ...

Automated license plate readers, or ALPRs, first appeared at police departments in the 2000s, as specialized and expensive cameras. Collins says today those devices typically cost $15,000 to $20,000.

A McDonald’s fanatic in North Dakota is currently enjoying widespread internet McFame after she was spotted in the McDonald’s drive-thru with her “HMBRGLR” license plate. Jodi Butz, the ...

At some locations, McDonald’s has been testing a solution that recognizes the license plate of a customer in the drive-thru and uses that information to provide AI-based recommendations of menu ...