News Summary

• James Cox, the former leader of Uber’s ride-share product, Uber Pool, left that company in 2019.
• Cox felt a massive opportunity had been missed: taking the core of Uber Pool's tech and applying it to robotaxis.
• For the last five years, Cox has been running a small startup called The Routing Company, which helps transit agencies match riders with vehicles quickly and cheaply.
• The company has helped arrange 3 million trips across 13 U.S. states and five countries.