The Traffic, Facilities and Infrastructure Monitoring Centre of Autostrade per l’Italia (Aspi), inaugurated in July 2024, is a cutting-edge technological hub for motorway network management. Located in Rome, it is designed to remotely monitor the 3,000 km of motorways, with over 4,400 bridges, viaducts, overpasses and almost 600 tunnels, managing the traffic of millions of vehicles and travellers on a daily basis.
Using cutting-edge technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), drones and Digital Twin, the centre enables real-time collection and analysis of video streams and data from 5,000 cameras and IoT devices along the network. The ARGO platform, developed to monitor and plan interventions on infrastructure, makes it possible to visualise the status of bridges and tunnels, optimising maintenance and improving operational efficiency.
The center consists of several integrated operational areas, each designed to handle specific aspects of the network while fostering maximum collaboration among operational staff.
Traffic Control Center. This represents the operational core of the center, equipped with an advanced platform for continuous traffic monitoring. The center manages a network that handles approximately 2.4 million vehicles and 4.7 million travelers daily, utilizing over 5,000 cameras and IoT devices deployed along the routes. Thanks to a comprehensive overview of traffic flows and the use of powerful software tools, the center can swiftly activate intervention procedures and communicate with travelers via various channels, including variable message signs, radio, TV, apps, and websites, as well as providing traffic forecasts. Artificial Intelligence supports activity planning and optimized traffic management.
National Emergency Center. This area is dedicated to managing extraordinary events such as accidents, malfunctions, adverse weather conditions, and other situations that could compromise the safety and flow of traffic. Through the integration of advanced technologies, the center can enhance and coordinate response actions, promptly communicating with emergency teams, authorities, and travelers.
Operational Facility Monitoring Room. Supported by innovative graphical visualization solutions, such as interactive maps, dashboards, and digital twins, the center monitors approximately 1.9 million physical devices distributed across the network’s facilities. This enables operators to track the operational status of facilities, gather data through Artificial Intelligence (AI), and identify potential issues in a timely manner. Integration with intelligent diagnostic systems and advanced platforms optimizes maintenance, enhancing operational efficiency while ensuring continuous and precise monitoring. This system allows tracking event progress, monitoring KPIs (Key Performance Indicators), and coordinating around 500 annual maintenance and control plans, in addition to the 450,000 maintenance ticket requests.
Infrastructure Monitoring Room. The ARGO platform, developed to optimize the lifecycle of infrastructure, enables operators to view real-time data regarding the condition of bridges, viaducts, overpasses, and tunnels. Additionally, by utilizing BIM (Building Information Modeling) models and digital twins generated via drones equipped with high-resolution cameras and LIDAR lasers, the center can monitor structures with high precision, collecting all data and integrating it into a platform capable of analyzing defects and planning maintenance interventions. The application of Artificial Intelligence algorithms enables predictive analysis, monitoring the evolution over time of previously identified issues.
The center also features an Immersive Room, a multimedia space offering a unique experience to explore technological innovations applied to mobility. Through interactive projections and virtual environments, the Immersive Room illustrates the revolutionary changes introduced in the mobility sector.
