WASHINGTON — Uber and Lyft are as universal with travel as taxis in the 20th century. But in Northern Virginia, one tech CEO is planning to disrupt the legendary disrupters. “Empower offers cities the ...

D.C. Superior Court Judge Shana Frost Matini ruled Monday that Empower, a software service that enables independent drivers to arrange rides with customers, remains in contempt of the court's November ...

A young disrupter has swerved into the ride-hailing industry—and it’s challenging both regulators and the ride-hailing establishment. Founded in 2019, ride-hailing startup Empower launched operations ...

D.C.-area residents have another alternative to Uber or Lyft called Empower — but, according to D.C.’s Department of For-Hire Vehicles, Empower has refused to register with the department to operate ...

It’s hard being a taxi in the age of Uber. But the D.C. Department of For-Hire Vehicles (DFHV) has a history of trying to find ways to compete with (or at least participate in) the on-demand economy.

Empower, a ride reservation service, has been hounded by Washington, D.C., regulators since it began its operations in 2020. The D.C. Attorney General has threatened to request that Empower CEO Joshua ...

WASHINGTON — A ride-share company has been ordered to shut down again. Empower, the company, was also asked to shut down in 2020, at least until it registers with D.C.’s Department of For-Hire ...

A Virginia-based rideshare service that bills itself as cheaper for riders and better for drivers has been ordered to immediately cease operations in and out of D.C. until it registers as a private ...

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Department of For-Hire Vehicles (DFHV) and EastBanc Technologies proudly announce that the DFHV’s project, Intelligent Transportation for Smart Cities, was honored with a ...