Pizza Hut logo (Photo : Reuters)
Pizza Hut and Visa, both giants in their respective industries, are experimenting with tech consultant Accenture to design a concept car that will allow In-Car online purchases. Named Visa Checkout, a device in the dashboard would allow users to audibly order items such as pizza.
Pizza Hut provides the customer with in-car access to pick-up, delivery, and menu options. Then the "beacon technology" uses Bluetooth to inform Pizza Hut workers when your vehicle is at the restaurant, according to The Washington Post.
Your car then transforms into a payment card, zipping your details to Pizza Hut's sale system. After the completion of the transaction, an employee delivers the pizza to your vehicle.
Visa hopes that the technology could be expanded to other types of purchases. For example, you could shop while in your car, or pay for fuel or parking while you're on the road.
The concept car is now featured at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona this year. MCW is the world's largest mobile industry expo, and a conference featuring famous industry executives.
The pizza wars are heating up! Domino's already lets customers order from their Android Wear and Pebble smartwatches. This is the first time Dominos has ever made ordering by a wearable available.
Android Wear and Pebble users must download the Domino's order app to their smartwatch. After using the smartwatch to place an order, you can then use Dominos Tracker to trace the progress of the order until it is ready to be picked up or shipped out.
CIO (Chief Information Office) of Domino's Pizza has called this deal between Domino's and the smartphones a "natural fit." Those were the words of CIO (Chief Information Officer) Kevin Vasconi, according to PC Magazine.
What if you get hungry before the Pizza Hut-Visa concept car becomes a reality? For now you can use your Xbox to order a pie or pasta from the restaurant chain.
