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Policy Brief · City of Detroit MPD 2026
§ 01 — The Vision

Bridging the
Infrastructure Gap.

From the Lab to the Right-of-Way.

Detroit has successfully incubated the future of mobility inside the Detroit Smart Parking Lab and the Michigan Central district. But as tele-operated and autonomous fleets prepare to scale across the public Right-of-Way, the city's analog curb space remains disconnected. To maintain its status as the global mobility capital, Detroit needs a digital compliance layer that scales instantly from the lab to the physical curb.

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A policy brief on Detroit's digital curb.
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Traction Detroit Mobility Ecosystem
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§ 02 — Traction

Proven in Detroit.
Ready for the Streets.

Meter Feeder is already integrated into the Detroit mobility ecosystem. We provide the backend API logic for Mapless AI, letting their tele-operated fleets treat physical parking zones as digital, monetizable resources.

Proven through integrations adjacent to the Detroit Smart Parking Lab, the architecture is ready to move out of the sandbox and into active deployment across Corktown and Downtown.

“The lab proves it works.
The Right-of-Way proves it scales.” — Meter Feeder · Policy Brief
Fig. 02 · Mapless AI tele-op vehicle · Corktown deployment
Mapless AI tele-operated vehicle deployed in Corktown
42.3294° N · 83.0768° W Mapless AI × Meter Feeder
 
§ 02 · Traction
Operational Reality The Digital Staging Imperative
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§ 03 — The Digital Staging Imperative

When a fleet
doesn't drive home.

Tele-operated and autonomous fleets do not behave like human drivers. They stage, dwell, and reposition between rides. Industry data shows these fleets spend up to forty-four percent of their operational time empty.

To prevent endless circling and gridlock in innovation corridors, Detroit must give algorithmic routing a way to legally — and profitably — stage at the curb.

“A parked car can't run into anything.” — U.S. Department of Transportation
Empty operating time
44%
Of fleet hours · staging, dwelling, repositioning between rides.
Cars at the curb don't crash — and they don't clog.
§ 03 · Operational Reality
Economic Engine Monetizing the Algorithmic Fleet
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§ 04 — Economic Engine

Monetizing the Algorithmic Fleet.

By digitizing the physical curb, the MPD transforms AV staging and deadheading into a dynamic, monetizable asset — without a single new meter.

Fleet Vehicles in DetroitActive AV / tele-op units
500veh
Staging Stops · per Vehicle, per DayCurb sessions logged via API
15stops
Price · per 15-Minute SessionMPD-set dynamic rate
$1.00
Projected Annual MPD RevenueVehicles × Stops × Price × 365
$3,650,000
500 veh × 10 stops/day × $2.00 × 365 days
Adjust the sliders — the revenue is live.
§ 04 · Economic Engine
Compliance Stack Architecture
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§ 05 — Architecture

Zero CAPEX.
Total Municipal Control.

Integrating AV payment rails requires no new physical infrastructure, meters, or signage. Three layers — software-only.

01 / Data
Machine-Readable Curb.
Meter Feeder digitizes the MPD's exact regulations, zones, and rates into a unified database. Every block, every restriction, every hour — queryable in milliseconds.
02 / Payments
Automated M2M Payments.
When an AV or tele-op vehicle pulls into a zone, it pings our API. We verify compliance against MPD rules and calculate the session cost instantly — no human in the loop.
03 / Legal
Patented & Protected.
Meter Feeder operates on our proprietary, patented machine-to-machine payment architecture (U.S. Patent No. 11,307,580), guaranteeing the city is utilizing a fully defensible compliance standard.
No meters. No signage. No capital outlay.
§ 05 · Architecture
Rollout Activating the Michigan Central Sandbox
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§ 06 — Rollout

Activating the
Michigan Central Sandbox.

Three phases. Ninety days from contract to city-wide scaling.

Phase 01 Day 1 – 30
Data Integration.
Synchronize MPD curb rules, zones, and rates for the Corktown corridor into the Meter Feeder API. Every block, every restriction, machine-readable.
Phase 02 Day 30 – 60
The Corktown RoW Pilot.
Transition our existing Mapless AI integration out of the lab and onto the active public Right-of-Way around Michigan Central. Real fleets. Real revenue. Real telemetry.
Phase 03 Day 60 +
City-Wide Scaling.
Expand digital staging zones across Downtown and establish the integration as Detroit's mandated curb compliance standard for all incoming fleets — domestic and foreign.
Ninety days from contract to city-wide.
§ 06 · Rollout
ContactMeter Feeder API
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§ 07 — The Ask

Secure Detroit's
Digital Curb.

The lab is built. The fleet integration is live. The next move is a thirty-day handshake.

Principal
Jim Gibbs
Website
www.meterfeeder.com
Phone
844-463-7275 x700
Email
[email protected]
End of Brief·Vol. 01 · 2026·Confidential to MPD & Michigan Central
A policy brief on Detroit's digital curb.
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