Aeroporti di Roma (ADR), the operator of Rome's airports and a subsidiary of the Mundys group, has announced a large-scale expansion of its collaboration with Outsight, a French specialist in 3D LiDAR data analysis and Spatial Intelligence. The technology, already tested under the innovation program "Runway to the Future," will now be deployed across nearly all common areas of the Schengen zone at Rome-Fiumicino Airport, Italy's main hub. This partnership aims to enhance operational efficiency, service quality, and decision-making through more granular exploitation of passenger flow data. "At Aeroporti di Roma, we see innovation as a concrete lever to continuously improve our operations, service quality, and passenger journey," said Emanuele Calà, Senior Vice President Transformation and Technology at ADR. He views this expansion as "a mark of confidence in solutions capable of transforming airport data into actionable intelligence." The collaboration began within "Runway to the Future," ADR's acceleration program that allows startups to test their solutions in real conditions at Fiumicino, which the operator considers a full-fledged "smart city." Outsight initially conducted a pilot focused on the Arrivals immigration control area, using LiDAR to measure wait times and passenger density to optimize resource allocation. The results—reduced congestion, better queue predictability, and improved passenger experience—led ADR to move to an industrial phase, extending coverage to almost all Schengen common areas, from security checks to boarding gates. Outsight's "Physical AI" solution transforms real-time data from 3D LiDAR sensors—a technology originating from the automotive and industrial sectors—into operational indicators: passenger volumes, movement speeds, queue formation, and congestion points. Unlike video-based systems, LiDAR captures anonymized point clouds rather than identifiable images, ensuring compliance with data protection regulations in sensitive airport environments. For ADR, this provides end-to-end visibility of the passenger journey, from terminal arrival to boarding gate, enabling faster adjustments to checkpoint openings, priority lane availability, or staff allocation, and feeding predictive "Agentic AI" models that anticipate peak loads and recommend corrective actions. "Moving from a successful pilot to large-scale deployment is a strong validation of our Spatial Intelligence platform," said Raul Bravo, President and co-founder of Outsight. "By combining Physical AI, LiDAR perception, and real-time analytics, we are helping define a new standard for major hubs to operate more intelligently, responsively, and efficiently." This decision also reinforces ADR's strategy of making digital technology and AI central levers to keep Fiumicino at the top global level. The Leonardo da Vinci Airport has retained its 5-Star Skytrax rating and entered the Top 10 world airports in 2025, ranking 8th—an unprecedented position for an Italian platform.