ride-hailing

(Newser) - Uber's background checks are about to get tougher, though the company isn't saying exactly when or how. The New York Times reports that, following its own earlier investigation that found Uber had allowed drivers with a range of felony convictions, including some violent ones, to keep picking up...

(Newser) - The CEO of Empower, a ride-hailing startup aiming to disrupt the taxi industry, agreed on Tuesday to halt operations in Washington, DC, after a judge accused him of contempt of court and threatened him with jail for defying orders to stop. Joshua Sear, who founded Empower in 2019, conceded...