What is the French-American Business Award (FABA) and who organizes it?

The French-American Business Awards are organized by the French-American Chamber of Commerce in San Francisco. The annual program recognizes companies operating across the France-US corridor that demonstrate measurable innovation, growth, and business impact. The Best in Tech category targets technology companies broadly, not just French-headquartered ones, making it a cross-border industry recognition rather than a national trade prize. Outsight, a Paris-based Physical AI company, was selected as Tech Company of the Year under this program, reflecting its expansion across both continents through deployments such as Dallas Fort Worth Airport and the City of Bellevue smart-city intersections.

Why does a Paris-headquartered LiDAR software company have a presence significant enough to win a US-based tech award?

Outsight operates from seven offices across three continents, including San Francisco and Dallas in the United States. Its US footprint includes one of its largest publicly referenced deployments: Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, cited as the world's largest 3D LiDAR-based passenger flow tracking installation. That deployment runs on the SHIFT platform, which processes spatial data in real time to generate a Motional Digital Twin of how passengers and vehicles move through the airport. That kind of measurable, large-scale operational impact in the US market is precisely the type of evidence award programs like the French-American Business Award evaluate when selecting a Tech Company of the Year.

How many industry awards has Outsight received and from which bodies?

Outsight has been recognized by Gartner seven times as a category-defining emerging leader in Spatial Computing and Digital Twins. Other distinctions include the CES Best of Innovation award in Smart Cities, the Frost and Sullivan Global Technology Innovation Leadership Award, the LiDAR Leader Award, the Edge AI and Vision Product of the Year, the Terminal Excellence Innovation Award at Inter Airport Europe 2025, and selection among the European Innovation Council's Top 50 European start-ups, in addition to the 2024 French-American Business Award for Best in Tech. These recognitions span the core capabilities of the SHIFT platform, from real-time 3D perception and anonymous tracking to infrastructure-scale Physical AI deployments across airports, transit hubs, factories, and smart cities on five continents.

What edge processing architecture does Outsight use to deliver real-time LiDAR analytics?

Outsight's pipeline runs a lightweight edge software component called the PreProcessor directly at the sensor level, converting raw 3D point clouds (millions of points per second per sensor) into structured, tracked entity streams before data reaches the cloud. This edge-first architecture keeps end-to-end latency below 50 milliseconds, making the system practical for deployments in transportation hubs where cloud-round-trip latency would be too slow for live alerting. The SHIFT platform builds on this foundation, combining the real-time edge pipeline with digital twin creation, situational awareness, and analytics across sites such as Dallas Fort Worth Airport and SNCF train stations in France.

Can LiDAR-based spatial intelligence integrate with existing infrastructure management platforms without a full system replacement?

LiDAR-based spatial intelligence platforms are designed as additive layers, not replacements. They expose tracked entity data, KPI streams, and event alerts through documented APIs, allowing operators to feed live flow data into existing SCADA, BMS, or airport operational databases without replacing incumbent systems. The Outsight SHIFT platform follows this model directly: its open integrations layer connects real-time Motional Digital Twin data to third-party operational tools, and its 3D site map can be overlaid onto an existing BIM or CAD model rather than rebuilt from scratch. This architecture means a facility can adopt infrastructure-based 3D perception incrementally, preserving prior technology investments while adding real-time spatial awareness.

What industrial and smart-city use cases does 3D LiDAR spatial intelligence cover beyond airports?

Beyond airports and train stations, infrastructure-based 3D LiDAR deployments cover road intersection safety (the City of Bellevue, Washington uses it for its Vision Zero program), automotive factory automation (BMW uses it for worker safety and autonomous mobile robot coordination), datacenter and critical-infrastructure perimeter security, and hospital patient flow monitoring (as in the Hospital Cognitivo project in Madrid). Outsight's SHIFT platform spans all of these verticals through the same Motional Digital Twin architecture: sensors are fixed in the infrastructure, the pipeline delivers real-time 3D perception in under 50 milliseconds, and the anonymous-by-definition capture model means no faces or biometric data are ever processed. Only the analytics zones and alert thresholds change from one deployment to the next.

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Outsight Wins the French-American Business Award

We have been selected as Tech Company of the Year for our outstanding innovation and growth.

The French-American Business Awards (FABA), organized by the French-American Chamber of Commerce in San Francisco, California, celebrate excellence, innovation, and leadership among French and American companies.

In this 9th edition of the FABAs, the Best in Tech Award recognizes companies that have demonstrated outstanding innovation, growth, and impact in the technology sector.

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Outsight’s software is the leading solution for tracking the motion of people and vehicles using 3D LiDAR data.

Our technology allows operators of transportation hubs such as airports and train stations, as well as road infrastructure and industrial sites, to access accurate and anonymous Spatial Intelligence data.

This data is crucial for improving operations, enhancing user safety, and increasing satisfaction.

Outsight’s 3D LiDAR technology is reforming how spatial data is collected and utilized. Our solutions enable precise tracking and analysis of movements, providing invaluable insights for infrastructure management, security, smart city applications, and more.

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By leveraging our unique real-time Edge processing and Cloud capabilities, we offer a plug-and-play solution for effectively integrating 3D LiDAR data into any project.

We are incredibly honoured to receive the Best in Tech Award at the French-American Business Awards. This recognition reflects our team’s relentless pursuit of innovation and excellence. At Outsight, we are committed to advancing 3D LiDAR technology to create smarter, safer, and more efficient environments for all, said Cedric Hutchings, CEO and Co-founder of Outsight.

Our continuous advancements in 3D LiDAR technology not only improve operational efficiencies but also set new standards for safety and data accuracy in various applications.

Winning the Best in Tech Award at FABA highlights Outsight’s role as an industry leader in technological innovation.

We are excited to continue pushing the boundaries of what is possible with 3D LiDAR technology and to make a positive impact on the world.

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About Outsight

Outsight’s Physical AI continuously digitizes the movement, behavior, and interactions of people, vehicles and robots at scale, producing real-time Spatial Intelligence built on 3D LiDAR data and enriched with other available data sources.

Operators of large, complex environments, including transportation hubs such as airports and train stations, sports and entertainment venues, road infrastructure, and industrial sites, rely on this Spatial Intelligence to enhance operations, improve visitor experiences, and strengthen safety and security.

We support customers across five continents from our offices in Paris, San Francisco, Singapore and Hong Kong, driven by the belief that accelerating the global adoption of Spatial Intelligence will lead to a smarter, safer, and more sustainable world.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the French-American Business Award (FABA) and who organizes it?
The French-American Business Awards are organized by the French-American Chamber of Commerce in San Francisco. The annual program recognizes companies operating across the France-US corridor that demonstrate measurable innovation, growth, and business impact. The Best in Tech category targets technology companies broadly, not just French-headquartered ones, making it a cross-border industry recognition rather than a national trade prize. Outsight, a Paris-based Physical AI company, was selected as Tech Company of the Year under this program, reflecting its expansion across both continents through deployments such as Dallas Fort Worth Airport and the City of Bellevue smart-city intersections.
Why does a Paris-headquartered LiDAR software company have a presence significant enough to win a US-based tech award?
Outsight operates from seven offices across three continents, including San Francisco and Dallas in the United States. Its US footprint includes one of its largest publicly referenced deployments: Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, cited as the world's largest 3D LiDAR-based passenger flow tracking installation. That deployment runs on the SHIFT platform, which processes spatial data in real time to generate a Motional Digital Twin of how passengers and vehicles move through the airport. That kind of measurable, large-scale operational impact in the US market is precisely the type of evidence award programs like the French-American Business Award evaluate when selecting a Tech Company of the Year.
How many industry awards has Outsight received and from which bodies?
Outsight has been recognized by Gartner seven times as a category-defining emerging leader in Spatial Computing and Digital Twins. Other distinctions include the CES Best of Innovation award in Smart Cities, the Frost and Sullivan Global Technology Innovation Leadership Award, the LiDAR Leader Award, the Edge AI and Vision Product of the Year, the Terminal Excellence Innovation Award at Inter Airport Europe 2025, and selection among the European Innovation Council's Top 50 European start-ups, in addition to the 2024 French-American Business Award for Best in Tech. These recognitions span the core capabilities of the SHIFT platform, from real-time 3D perception and anonymous tracking to infrastructure-scale Physical AI deployments across airports, transit hubs, factories, and smart cities on five continents.
What edge processing architecture does Outsight use to deliver real-time LiDAR analytics?
Outsight's pipeline runs a lightweight edge software component called the PreProcessor directly at the sensor level, converting raw 3D point clouds (millions of points per second per sensor) into structured, tracked entity streams before data reaches the cloud. This edge-first architecture keeps end-to-end latency below 50 milliseconds, making the system practical for deployments in transportation hubs where cloud-round-trip latency would be too slow for live alerting. The SHIFT platform builds on this foundation, combining the real-time edge pipeline with digital twin creation, situational awareness, and analytics across sites such as Dallas Fort Worth Airport and SNCF train stations in France.
Can LiDAR-based spatial intelligence integrate with existing infrastructure management platforms without a full system replacement?
LiDAR-based spatial intelligence platforms are designed as additive layers, not replacements. They expose tracked entity data, KPI streams, and event alerts through documented APIs, allowing operators to feed live flow data into existing SCADA, BMS, or airport operational databases without replacing incumbent systems. The Outsight SHIFT platform follows this model directly: its open integrations layer connects real-time Motional Digital Twin data to third-party operational tools, and its 3D site map can be overlaid onto an existing BIM or CAD model rather than rebuilt from scratch. This architecture means a facility can adopt infrastructure-based 3D perception incrementally, preserving prior technology investments while adding real-time spatial awareness.
What industrial and smart-city use cases does 3D LiDAR spatial intelligence cover beyond airports?
Beyond airports and train stations, infrastructure-based 3D LiDAR deployments cover road intersection safety (the City of Bellevue, Washington uses it for its Vision Zero program), automotive factory automation (BMW uses it for worker safety and autonomous mobile robot coordination), datacenter and critical-infrastructure perimeter security, and hospital patient flow monitoring (as in the Hospital Cognitivo project in Madrid). Outsight's SHIFT platform spans all of these verticals through the same Motional Digital Twin architecture: sensors are fixed in the infrastructure, the pipeline delivers real-time 3D perception in under 50 milliseconds, and the anonymous-by-definition capture model means no faces or biometric data are ever processed. Only the analytics zones and alert thresholds change from one deployment to the next.