diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 181d4a7..7bf7b7e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ scripts/*.pyo
 *.pyc
 *.pyo
 __pycache__/
+.venv/
+uv.lock
 
 
 # extra resources
diff --git a/pi/ui/lib/screens/dashboard_screen.dart b/pi/ui/lib/screens/dashboard_screen.dart
index 561f8be..bd78d75 100644
--- a/pi/ui/lib/screens/dashboard_screen.dart
+++ b/pi/ui/lib/screens/dashboard_screen.dart
@@ -191,8 +191,8 @@ class _DashboardScreenState extends State<DashboardScreen> {
                     child: Row(
                       mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.spaceEvenly,
                       children: [
-                        StatBox(value: _formatInt(_rpm), label: 'RPM'),
-                        StatBox(value: _formatInt(_engineTemp), unit: '°C', label: 'ENG'),
+                        StatBox(value: _formatInt(_rpm), label: 'RPM', isWarning: () => (_rpm ?? 0) > 4000),
+                        StatBox(value: _formatInt(_engineTemp), unit: '°C', label: 'ENG', isWarning: () => (_engineTemp ?? 0) > 120),
                         StatBox(value: _formatGear(_gear), label: 'GEAR'),
                       ],
                     ),
diff --git a/pi/ui/lib/widgets/navigator_widget.dart b/pi/ui/lib/widgets/navigator_widget.dart
index 263ee75..6d296fb 100644
--- a/pi/ui/lib/widgets/navigator_widget.dart
+++ b/pi/ui/lib/widgets/navigator_widget.dart
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import 'dart:io';
+import 'dart:math';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import '../services/config_service.dart';
 
@@ -18,14 +19,34 @@ class NavigatorWidget extends StatefulWidget {
   State<NavigatorWidget> createState() => NavigatorWidgetState();
 }
 
-class NavigatorWidgetState extends State<NavigatorWidget> {
+class NavigatorWidgetState extends State<NavigatorWidget>
+    with SingleTickerProviderStateMixin {
   String _emotion = 'default';
+  late AnimationController _shakeController;
+
+  @override
+  void initState() {
+    super.initState();
+    _shakeController = AnimationController(
+      duration: const Duration(milliseconds: 400),
+      vsync: this,
+    );
+  }
+
+  @override
+  void dispose() {
+    _shakeController.dispose();
+    super.dispose();
+  }
 
   /// Change the displayed emotion.
   /// Image file must exist at: {assetsPath}/navigator/{navigator}/{emotion}.png
   void setEmotion(String emotion) {
     if (emotion != _emotion) {
       setState(() => _emotion = emotion);
+      if (emotion == 'surprise') {
+        _shakeController.forward(from: 0);
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -40,7 +61,7 @@ class NavigatorWidgetState extends State<NavigatorWidget> {
     final config = ConfigService.instance;
     final basePath = '${config.assetsPath}/navigator/${config.navigator}';
 
-    return Image.file(
+    final image = Image.file(
       File('$basePath/$_emotion.png'),
       fit: BoxFit.contain,
       errorBuilder: (context, error, stackTrace) {
@@ -55,5 +76,19 @@ class NavigatorWidgetState extends State<NavigatorWidget> {
         return const SizedBox.shrink();
       },
     );
+
+    // Shake animation for surprise
+    return AnimatedBuilder(
+      animation: _shakeController,
+      child: image,
+      builder: (context, child) {
+        final shake = sin(_shakeController.value * pi * 6) * 10 *
+            (1 - _shakeController.value); // 6 oscillations, 4px amplitude, decay
+        return Transform.translate(
+          offset: Offset(shake, 0),
+          child: child,
+        );
+      },
+    );
   }
 }
diff --git a/pi/ui/lib/widgets/stat_box.dart b/pi/ui/lib/widgets/stat_box.dart
index de57787..a054804 100644
--- a/pi/ui/lib/widgets/stat_box.dart
+++ b/pi/ui/lib/widgets/stat_box.dart
@@ -9,17 +9,23 @@ class StatBox extends StatelessWidget {
   final String label;
   final int flex;
 
+  /// Optional warning predicate - if returns true, value shows in highlight color
+  final bool Function()? isWarning;
+
   const StatBox({
     super.key,
     required this.value,
     this.unit,
     required this.label,
     this.flex = 1,
+    this.isWarning,
   });
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     final theme = AppTheme.of(context);
+    final warning = isWarning?.call() ?? false;
+    final valueColor = warning ? theme.highlight : theme.foreground;
 
     return Expanded(
       flex: flex,
@@ -42,7 +48,7 @@ class StatBox extends StatelessWidget {
                       fontSize: baseSize,
                       fontWeight: FontWeight.w400,
                       fontFeatures: const [FontFeature.tabularFigures()],
-                      color: theme.foreground,
+                      color: valueColor,
                       height: 1,
                     ),
                   ),
diff --git a/scripts/deploy_backend.py b/scripts/deploy_backend.py
index 09702ed..02220ff 100644
--- a/scripts/deploy_backend.py
+++ b/scripts/deploy_backend.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ SCRIPT_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.resolve()
 PROJECT_ROOT = SCRIPT_DIR.parent
 CONFIG_FILE = SCRIPT_DIR / "deploy_target.json"
 BACKEND_DIR = PROJECT_ROOT / "pi" / "backend"
+SERVICE_FILE = SCRIPT_DIR / "smartserow-backend.service"
 
 
 def run(cmd: list[str], check: bool = True, **kwargs) -> subprocess.CompletedProcess:
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ def deploy(restart: bool = False) -> bool:
         "--exclude", "*.pyc",
         "--exclude", ".venv",
         "--exclude", ".ruff_cache",
+        "--exclude", "uv.lock",  # Let Pi generate its own lockfile
         f"{BACKEND_DIR}/",
         f"{ssh_target}:{remote_path}/",
     ])
@@ -88,6 +90,16 @@ def deploy(restart: bool = False) -> bool:
         print("WARNING: uv sync failed - dependencies may be out of date")
         print("Make sure uv is installed on Pi: curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh")
 
+    # Deploy service file if it exists
+    if SERVICE_FILE.exists():
+        print()
+        print("Deploying systemd service file...")
+        run(["scp", str(SERVICE_FILE), f"{ssh_target}:/tmp/"])
+        run([
+            "ssh", ssh_target,
+            f"sudo mv /tmp/{SERVICE_FILE.name} /etc/systemd/system/ && sudo systemctl daemon-reload"
+        ])
+
     # Restart service if requested
     if restart:
         print()