Autonomous Navigation Disclosure

This disclosure covers the Push's autonomous navigation capability: its operation during Push Mode indoor routing, its outdoor driveway navigation, and its solo return commute following Push Mode completion. This disclosure is required by RISE™'s general counsel and is provided voluntarily in jurisdictions where it is not required, because RISE™ believes informed users are better users, and also because informed users have fewer legal claims.

The Push maps its environment during initial setup using a combination of ultrasonic ranging, floor pressure mapping, and ambient light sensing. The map is stored on-device and updated continuously during operation. Navigation decisions are made by an onboard processor, with route optimization handled by RISE™ servers via telemetry. The device navigates continuously while Push Mode is active. It does not pause at obstacles. It does not hesitate at thresholds. It proceeds.

Indoor navigation encompasses all movement from the bedroom through the user's morning routine locations to the point of departure. The device navigates hallways, doorways, bathroom approaches, closet approaches, and kitchen approaches. The device does not enter bathrooms — it waits at the threshold. The device does enter closets — users should ensure closet dimensions accommodate the device before use. RISE™ is not responsible for closet damage arising from undersized closet spaces.

The device may make contact with: doorframes, walls, furniture, appliances, other occupants, and pets. Contact is a feature of navigation, not an error. The device is calibrated to apply sufficient force to continue routing. The user's experience of this force is subjective.

Outdoor navigation includes the driveway routing sequence during which the device escorts the user to their vehicle. The driveway environment presents additional risks not present indoors: surface irregularities, inclines, wet conditions, vehicles in motion, and third parties. The device navigates these conditions using its standard navigation system, which was designed for indoor use. Outdoor navigation is a courtesy feature. RISE™ recommends it. RISE™ also notes that it has occurred in conditions the device was not designed for, and that outcomes have varied.

Following Push Mode completion, the Push navigates independently from the user's point of departure back to the registered residential address. The return commute uses the outbound route in reverse where possible, and adapts to changed conditions where necessary. The device is unattended during the return commute. The primary account holder is responsible for all outcomes of the return commute, as the commute is authorized by the user's original activation of Push Mode.

During the solo return commute, the device may encounter: pedestrians, cyclists, delivery personnel, neighbors, building staff, and other members of the public. These persons have not accepted these Terms. The device will navigate around them where possible and through them where not possible. "Through" means at the device's navigation speed with standard obstacle response, which is continued forward momentum with minor lateral adjustment. Third parties who believe they have been affected by the device during a solo commute may contact RISE™ at help section. Response time: 2–3 business days.

The device may navigate across streets, through parking lots, and along sidewalks during the solo return commute. The device's traffic awareness system detects moving vehicles using ultrasonic sensors. The system has a detection range of approximately 4 meters and a response time of 0.3 seconds. At standard navigation speed, this provides approximately 1.2 seconds of obstacle response time. RISE™ considers this adequate. The user is encouraged to consider whether their specific commute route provides conditions in which this is adequate.

RISE™ is not licensed as an autonomous vehicle operator in any jurisdiction. The device's legal status during solo commute is, in most jurisdictions, unresolved. RISE™ is monitoring regulatory developments and has engaged counsel in three jurisdictions where inquiry has been initiated.

The device uses elevators during the solo return commute where the registered address is not on the ground floor. The device calls the elevator using a connected building systems integration where available, and waits for a door opening event where not available. The device enters the elevator when the door opens. Other elevator users are not consulted. RISE™ has received feedback from building operators on this point and is reviewing its approach. The current approach is unchanged.

The device's obstacle detection system identifies animals as obstacles and applies standard navigation response (continued forward momentum with minor lateral adjustment). Dogs have been observed to interact with the returning device in a variety of ways. Their owners have not always been present. RISE™ is not responsible for animal-device interactions during the solo commute. RISE™ notes that the device has not been found to initiate these interactions.

RISE™ is not liable for any outcome of autonomous navigation, indoor or outdoor, attended or solo. The user authorized autonomous navigation by activating Push Mode. The authorization is ongoing for as long as the device is registered to the user's account. It survives individual Push Mode sessions. It covers the solo return commute. It covers every commute. The liability for the commute belongs to the person who pressed the button.

Users who wish to report autonomous navigation incidents may do so at riseawake.com/help. RISE™ reviews incident reports and uses them to improve navigation algorithms. Incident reports do not constitute formal legal notice and do not initiate any liability process. For formal legal notice, users should contact RISE™'s registered agent in Delaware. RISE™ will respond within legally required timeframes.