Last Updated: February 18, 2026
By submitting an application to the OCUP Autonomous Challenge ("Challenge"), you confirm that the information provided is accurate and complete to the best of your knowledge. BWRCI reserves the right to verify submitted information for eligibility purposes.
Participants retain full ownership of their own intellectual property, tools, systems, and methodologies.
BWRCI, DigiPie International PBC, and AiCOMSCI retain all rights to OCUP, QSAFP, AEGES, and related technologies.
Participation in the Challenge does not transfer, assign, or license any intellectual property between parties unless explicitly agreed in writing.
The OCUP Challenge is intended as a technical peer evaluation initiative.
High-level technical findings may be publicly disclosed.
Participant identity will not be disclosed without written consent.
Upon acceptance, participants may select one of the following disclosure preferences:
No participant proprietary code, trade secrets, confidential architecture, or implementation details will be published without explicit written permission.
Participation is by application and review. Selection is based on technical alignment and Challenge capacity.
Not all applicants may be selected. Selected participants will be notified within approximately 2 business days of submission.
Selected participants will receive a brief OCUP Challenge Participation Agreement (CPA) outlining scope of testing, confidentiality boundaries, disclosure preferences, and evaluation structure.
The CPA is intended to clarify collaboration terms prior to technical material exchange.
Complete Challenge rules and evaluation criteria will be provided upon execution of the CPA.
Any material rule changes will not apply retroactively to accepted participants without mutual agreement.
Participants are responsible for conducting testing within their own secure development and evaluation environments.
BWRCI does not assume operational responsibility for participant systems, hardware, or internal infrastructure.
The Challenge is a voluntary technical evaluation initiative.
Participants may withdraw from the Challenge at any time by providing written notice to challenge@bwrci.org.
Confidentiality obligations survive withdrawal. If participation was anonymous, anonymity will be preserved following withdrawal.
Information submitted through the application form will be used solely for evaluating participation and communicating with applicants.
BWRCI does not sell, distribute, or share applicant information with third parties.
These Terms & Conditions are governed by the laws of the State of Illinois, United States.
Questions regarding these Terms & Conditions may be directed to: challenge@bwrci.org