Uber in Waterloo Region

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Also this article about taxi pooling: Star reporter tests UberPool commute for a week 

UberPool costs one half of the normal UberX fare, providing there are two passengers to pool. It also entitles the Uber vehicle to use HOV lanes.

Here's a breakdown of how an UberX fare gets split. 

On Friday morning, my 23 minute, 8.6 kilometre UberX ride cost $14.61. Of that, $1 goes towards Uber’s safe rides fee, which goes towards covering Uber’s background checks, motor vehicle inspection, driver safety education and insurance, said Susie Heath, Uber Canada’s spokeswoman. Of the remaining $13.61 fare, Uber takes 20 per cent. That means the driver pockets about $11, excluding gas, depreciation and insurance.

Note that $1 goes for "Uber’s background checks, motor vehicle inspection, driver safety education and insurance." It would be interesting to learn more about the latter two components, especially insurance. In the past Uber has been coy about that, claiming their coverage is "proprietary." But surely riders should know how much coverage they have in the event of a collision, especially a serious one.