They only make 8.64 if they aren't going anywhere with their passenger. If they take their passenger 60 miles in that hour (admittedly a long distance, but leg

They only make 8.64 if they aren't going anywhere with their passenger. If they take their passenger 60 miles in that hour (admittedly a long distance, but legally possible), then they'd make 8.64 for the time, and $48 for the distance, making it a total of 56.64/hour. This is probably an upper limit on the hourly rate an uber driver might make.