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Postmates CEO Bastian Lehman is testifying before congress tomorrow in a hearing called \u201cDisrupter Series: Delivering to Consumers.\u201d In his written testimony<\/a>, Lehman makes a case for delivery via robots and drones, with the hopes that Congress will\u00a0consider advancing a budget that \u201cprioritizes improving STEM teaching and supportive active learning;\u00a0Expanding access to rigorous STEM courses; addressing bias and expanding opportunities for underrepresented students in STEM.\u201d<\/p>\n Back in January, Postmates, along with DoorDash, teamed up with Starship Technologies to test\u00a0delivery via self-driving robots<\/a>. But the emergence of deliveries via robots and drones has sparked regulatory concerns around safety, as well as fears around the displacement of human workers.<\/p>\n The hearing tomorrow, led by the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, is designed to explore how tech has changed delivery services, the potential benefits of the commercial use of drones for delivery purposes, regulatory challenges that exist around the deployment of new delivery services, and how stakeholders have used new delivery tech to improve services, according to the memo<\/a>.<\/p>\n Other witnesses include Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International President and CEO Brian Wynn, Flirtey Chief Evangelist Shyam Chidamber and Harry J. Holzer, an economist and public policy analyst at Georgetown University.<\/p>\n You can watch the hearing here\u00a0tomorrow<\/a> at 10:15 a.m. ET.<\/p>\n I\u2019ve reached out to Postmates and will update this story if I hear back.<\/p>\n Featured Image: TechCrunch<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"\"](\"https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/03\/22956694213_a61ac60d4b_k.jpg?w=680\")
Postmates CEO Bastian Lehman is testifying before congress tomorrow in a hearing called “Disrupter Series: Delivering to Consumers.” In his written testimony, Lehman makes a case for delivery via robots and drones, with the hopes that Congress will\u00a0consider advancing a budget that “prioritizes improving STEM teaching and supportive active learning;\u00a0Expanding access to… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/img><\/a>
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