Last week, New York City mayor Eric Adams demoed Evolv at a subway station, saying the city would test the scanners to screen passengers for weapons: Evolv CEO Admitted Subways Not A Good Use Case 2 Weeks Before NYC Subway Partnership
Hell Gate, a New York City publication, revealed today that New York City "already has some data, and it's not good." During a 7-month pilot in 2022 at Jacobi Medical Center, Evolv had a ~26% alarm rate, of which 85% were false positives.
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