News & Announcements

Empower Sponsoring Civil Rights March and Rally at Freedom Plaza in Support of Driver and Rider Freedom Washington, D.C. – Hundreds of riders and drivers are planning to march in support of driver civil rights at 11:30AM, today at Freedom Plaza. Despite thousands of emails from riders and numerous requests for meetings from drivers, over […]

Drivers and riders set to rally in support of Equal Opportunity and Empowerment Act at Councilmember Brianne Nadeau event in Columbia Heights this evening Washington, D.C. – Empower will be hosting a rally this evening (Oct. 29th) at 6pm at Sonny’s Pizza (3120 Georgia Ave NW, 20010) in Columbia Heights to stop the efforts of […]

Record October!  October had a record number of riders, drivers, rides, and most importantly driver earnings! Increase in Stripe instant payout limit for Daily Plan!  We are excited to share that the Stripe instant payout limit for Empower Daily subscribers has been increased to $50 per day! As a reminder, all drivers using Empower can […]

Driver Spotlight: Andre Meet Andre Turner, a beloved DC driver who has received over 1,000 thumbs up and has been favorited by over 320 of his customers! Andre is a former DC government employee and a former law enforcement officer from the 6th district. It was one of Andre’s Lyft passengers who initially introduced him […]

Multi-Stop and change request features released! Empower has released eagerly anticipated new multi-stop functionality! You can now more easily add or change a stop within the Empower rider app. Whether you are running errands, or need to make a quick stop on your way to your final destination, you can now more easily do so within […]

Multi-stop and change request features released!  In response to driver feedback, Empower has rolled out new multi-stop functionality. Unlike with Uber and Lyft any attempts to add a stop or make changes to a stop or destination address will first be sent to you in-app for approval. An updated ETA and fare, based on your […]