Tom Vazhekatt

UTD and Notre Dame Students’ Route-Planning App Gets 5 New Features After Saving Users ‘2 Million Miles’ of Driving

by | Mar 14, 2024
Launched last fall on the Apple iOS and Google Play app stores, the Routora app has added 37,000 drivers in over 90 countries, saving them 2.1 million driving miles, 50,000 hours, $315,000 in fuel costs, and 940 tons in CO2 emissions, the startup says.
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UTD Students Launch Routora App After Winning Big Idea Competition
by | Sep 28, 2023
Promising "AI-driven route planning at your fingertips," Routora is a route optimization app that helps you find the shortest, most efficient multi-stop route to save time, gas money, and carbon impact on the environment.
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Dallas Route Optimization Startup Routora Aims to Help You Save Time, Money on the Road
by | Sep 20, 2022
It's easy to get from A to B. But what if you have to go from A to B to C to D to E? Finding the fastest way to complete all the stops can be daunting. But now a UT Dallas computer science student has co-founded Routora—a free Google Maps extension tool that reorders your stops for the fastest, most efficient trip. While still in beta, the tool has already attracted around 3,000 users from 70 countries. “By creating more efficient routes, not only are they saving money on gas, but they're also emitting less carbon into the atmosphere," says Routora Co-founder and CEO Tom Vazhekatt.
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