Mr. Tony Busseri reports

ROUTE1 ANNOUNCES FILING OF PARKING COPILOT PATENT APPLICATION AND CONFIRMS EXPECTED LAUNCH DATE FOR "MR. PARKING"

Route1 Inc. has filed a patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office related to the company's parking co-pilot technology framework.

The patent application, U.S. application No. 19/552,368, filed on Feb. 27, 2026, covers elements of Route1's approach to structured intelligence and operational performance management for automated licence plate recognition programs.

The company also confirmed that development of Mr. Parking, an operational co-pilot capability within the Route1 ABI platform, remains on track for launch on or around April 21, 2026, subject to final development and testing.

Market context

Across North America, municipalities, universities and operators continue to deploy ALPR technology to support parking enforcement, public safety and mobility initiatives. However, most organizations lack the ability to measure, manage or defend operational performance once systems are live. Leadership teams are increasingly being asked to explain not only how ALPR is used, but whether it is producing consistent, measurable outcomes and operating within defined governance frameworks. In many cases, those questions cannot be answered with confidence.

These trends are increasing demand for operational intelligence platforms that help organizations move beyond simple data access toward structured program oversight and performance management.

Route1 ABI platform and parking co-pilot

Route1's ABI platform provides structured intelligence designed to help operators measure, monitor and improve ALPR program performance.

The platform enables organizations to:

• Measure patrol and enforcement performance;
• Identify operational gaps and coverage inefficiencies;
• Monitor activity and outcomes over time;
• Support governance and defensibility requirements.

This addresses a gap in the market where deployment has outpaced operational management capability.

Mr. Parking is being developed as an operator co-pilot capability within the Route1 ABI platform designed to assist organizations in continuously improving ALPR operations.

The platform is vendor-agnostic and designed to work with major ALPR environments currently deployed across the market, including Genetec, Motorola Solutions Vigilant, TagMaster and other industry systems.

Route1 currently supports ALPR deployments across municipal parking, public safety and private operator environments.

Operational validation

Route1 is currently engaged in active deployments and pilots with municipalities and universities.

Early-stage observations from these engagements indicate:

• Variability in officer-level enforcement performance;
• Missed enforceable events within existing patrol operations;
• Opportunity to improve coverage and outcomes without additional infrastructure.

These observations reinforce a consistent conclusion: Deployment alone does not result in operational improvement.

Chief executive officer commentary

"ALPR deployment is no longer the challenge. Most programs are already live," said Tony Busseri, chief executive officer of Route1. "The challenge is that very few organizations can measure or manage performance once deployed. Leadership teams are being asked to defend outcomes, not activity. ABI provides that intelligence layer, and Mr. Parking is being designed to help operators actively manage and improve their programs over time."

About Route1 Inc.

Route1 provides operational intelligence and secure data solutions for public sector and critical infrastructure operators. The company's ABI platform supports structured intelligence and operational improvement initiatives across mobility, parking enforcement, public safety and smart infrastructure environments. Route1 trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol ROI.

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