[JoshuaRedmond]

I believe they meant that the driver gets paid less for each new passenger, but the old passengers are still at the slightly higher rate. A full car still gets the driver more money per mile, but each subsequent passenger is worth less to the driver. Presumably this is to make it so it's worth picking up the first rider, which might be the only rider you get for that journey.

[celticninja]

But a single rider in uberpool pays less than a single rider for a standard uber, so it's probably not as worthwhile unless you are getting a second, maybe third, rider.

[aianus]

The single rider pays less but Uber will pay you the difference if no other passengers ever join. I drive for Uber part time.