Georg Polzer went straight from completing his studies at ETH Zurich to co-founding Teralytics, an official Spin-Off company of ETH Zurich. An AI-powered platform providing mobility data solutions, Teralytics collects and analyzes large amounts of location data to improve transportation efficiency and equity.
Georg highlights the importance of designing transportation systems based on recent and all-encompassing data. He also emphasizes it is essential to incorporate the needs of all citizens, including vulnerable populations. With this information, he canhelp understand emerging trends, and advise how they impact people’s mobility choices.
This is his story.
(06:40) Starting Terralytics and Addressing Transportation Inefficiencies
(09:28) Using Data to Design Transportation for All Citizens
(12:42) Addressing Data Privacy and Protection in Transportation Data
(14:39) Designing Transportation for Different Groups of People
(17:53) The Role of AI and Machine Learning in Transportation Data Analysis
(19:43) How ETH Prepared Georg for His Work at Terralytics
(21:26) Georg's Childhood Aspirations and Current Curiosity
(23:28) Georg's Reading List and Hobbies
(24:39) Favorite Places in Zurich