Evolv Becoming More Of A Metal Detector With New "G" Sensitivity Setting
While Evolv has long denied being a metal detector, its new "G" sensitivity setting makes it work even more like a conventional metal detector, aiming to resolve problems of missing knives.
In this report, we analyze the new software update, sensitivity setting, why it was released, and how it affects the company's future.
Executive *******
****** ****** ******** *** *** ************ knife ********* *** ****** ********** ******** ** * ***** **** school, **** ********** * *** *********** setting ****, ** *** ******* ******, "can **** [***] ****" ****** **** 3.5-5" ****** *** "******* ****** ******".
*******, ** ** **, *** ******* sacrificed *** ********** *** ******* ********** - *** *** **** ******* ******. Now, ** ****** ******* ******, ********* will **** ** *** ** *" narrower **** (**** **% ***** ********* results ** * **% ********** *********, per *** *******'* ****** - **** 4,000 ** *,***/****) *** **** **** alarms ** "******* *****" **** ***"********* ******'* **** ** **** ****".
********* ********* ***************** *** ******** ***** ** ****** and ******** ******** *** ******, *** narrower ******* *** ********* ***** ***** rates ***** ***** ****** *** ****** to ***-**** ********* **** ***** ********* - * **** ** ********* **** Evolv *** ******** ** **********.
Evolv's ******* ************, ** ******** ** "***********"
*** *** *** *********** *** *.* ******** ******* ************, **** ***** *** ******* **** Evolv *** ********** * *** *********** setting (** ***** **** ***** ********, for *******, "******** ****** *********" ** its ******** ***** *******, *** ******** to *******). *******, **********'* ** **** ********* ******* ****, *** ******* ******* ************* **** ***** ********** * *** sensitivity *******.
*** *******, ********'* *** ***** ******'* ***** **** *** ** **** call:
** ***** ** ******* ******, **'** always **** ******* **'** ***** ******* learning ****** ** ***** *** *******,we're ***** ** **** *** *********** ** ******* *** ******** *** ******** ** *** **********. ** [***** *******] *.* **** ****. And as a result of focusing on the use case we have, which is mass casualties, we have a long and story background in identifying guns. In fact, we stated that we find about 450 guns a day today. But through that process, we've **** **** **** ** ** **** ******** **** *******-****** *******. So we're happy about that. It's * *** ******* ** *** ****** ****** ******* *, and we expect some of our customers to really take advantage of that [emphasis added]
Background: ***** *********** ********
***** *******' ******** *.* ******** *** six ********* *********** ******** - **** the ***** ********* "*" ** *** most ********* "*". *** **** ****** used ******** *** "*" *** "*", as*****'* ***** ****************** ****** ********* **** ************.
********* *** *********** ******* ******* *** ratio ** ***** ****** ** ********* items ** ****** *******: *** ****** the ***********, *** **** ****** *** would **** *******, *** ** *** significantly ******** *** ***** ***** ****. For *******, *** ***** ****** ******** doubled *** ***** ***** **** **** 25% ** **% **** ** ******** the *********** ******* **** "*" ** "F", ***** ** ****** ******** ** ******* ****.
*** **** ********** ** *****'* *******, see*****'* ****** ******** *********** ******* *** The **** ** ******* *******.
Released ** ******* ***** *********
***** *** ******* *** *** ********* on *** ****** *** *** *** sensitivity ******* ** *** ******** ************, IPVM ******** *****'* ********* ***** **** was **** ** * ****** ********, emphasizing **** *** *** *********** *** introduced ** ******* *** ************** **** knife *********:
3.5"-5" ****** *********
** *** ****, *** ******* ******* that ** *** *********** ******* "*" Evolv ******* "*** ****" ****** ******* 3.5" *** *":
*** * ** ******* *******, * don't **** *** ******** **** ** and * ***'* **** *** ******* with **but *** ****** **** ***** [** **] ******* *** *********** *** *********, *** [**] *** *** ***** **** ****** *****. So with this sensitivity, it *** **** *** **** ****** ****** *.*"-*" **** *** *** **** *** **** ******* ****** ******. [emphasis added]
*** ******* ***** ***** * ***** that *** **** ** *** *************:
***** ******** ** ******* ******** ** what ****** ****** *** ** ******** and *** ******* ***** ********* **** in ******* "*".
"Significantly ****** ***** ***** ****"
***** *** *****-**** ******* ***** ****** and ****** ******* *** ********** ** every *****'* *******, *** *******'* ***-****** presentation ********* **** ** ******* "*", Evolv **** **** * "************* ****** false ***** ****".
*********, ** *** ******** ********* ******* demo ********* **** *** **** **** false ****** ** "******* *****" **** one "********* ******'* **** ** **** with":
** **** ***** ****, *** * sensitivity, ******** ***'** ** **** ** detect * *** **** ******* ******* or ****** ***********,there's **** ** ********* ******** ***** [****] ***** ***** **** ****. So it's not uncommon, that's ********** ***** ** ******** *** ******** ***** **** ** **** *****. So even ******* ***** **** *** ********* ******'* **** ** **** **** [are going to alarm] [emphasis added]
Multiple ******** ** **********
***** ******** ** ******* ** **** these ***** ***, *******, *** ******* used ********** ******** ***** ** *** presentation/user ******, ********** **** ** ******* "G" ***** **** ***** ***** ** cellphones.
Side ******* ** *********** "*"
********** ** *** ****** ** *** item, *********** **** ***** **** ***** false ****** ** **** ** ******* an ********* **** (*******, *********, ***** bottles, ******** *****, *******) **** ********** affect *** **********.
** *** *************** *** *** *** setting, *** ******* *********** **** ********* would **** ** ******** *** ******** per ******.
*** ******* **** ********* **** *** could ****** * "******** ** *********", which **** ****** *** **********. ** a ****** ** ***** ********** *** higher ***** ***** *****, *** ****** also ****** * ***** ******* **********.
*** *******, *** ****** ******** *********** a **% ***** ***** **** ** a ********** ******* ***********, "*". ****: we ** *** **** ** *** district *** ******* ******* ****** *** system ** **** ****, ** *** false ***** **** *** ** ***** if *********** *** ******* *** ****. However, **** ****** ********* ***** *********** high ***** ***** ***** **** ******* laptops - ******** ****** ******** *** **% ***** Alarm **** ******* ***********.
"Wide" *** "********" **** **************
*** ** *** ******* **** ***** Express *.* ********** ** *** ******* to ****** *** ***** ** *** lane (***, ** *********, *** ***** system). *** ***** ******* **** *** be *" ******** **** ** **** to **, *** *** ******* ****** that **** **% ***** ********* ****** down *** ********** **** ** **% - **** *,*** ** *,*** *** hour.
***** ******** ** ******* ** ******* this ******** *** ******** (******** *********) or *** ******* **** **-******** ******** hardware.
***** *" *** **** *** *** seem **** * ***, ** *** have * **** *********** ****** ** Evolv's ********** ** *** ******* ******** width ** **********. *** ********* ********* **** **** ***, *** **** ******** ***** *** 17-year-old ***** *** ******* ** **.**" and ~**.*", ************. **** ***** **** in *** *** ******** *************, *** 17-year-old ***** **** **** *.*" ***** of **** ** **** ** ******* the ******** ** *** **** ****. This ***** ** ******** **** ****** will ** ******* *** ****** **************.
****: ******** ***** ** **-****-**** **** chosen ** ********* * *** **** in **** ******, * ****** ********** for *****.
*****'* ******* ** **** ******** ****** simultaneously *** **** *** *** ** the *********** ********** ******** ** ************ metal ********* (**** *** **** *** wide ******). ***, **** * ******** profile, ** ******* **** ********* ** go ******* ***** **** * ****** side ** ****.
**** *** *** **** ***** ******* used ** ******* "*" ** **** life, *** ** ******* **** ********** will ** ********* ** **** **** 10%, ** ***** ******.
** *** ******** ****, ******** ************** offer **** ************* *** ********** **** space ***********.
Setting "*" ********* **** **** ****** ("********" ****) *******
*******'* ******* ****, * *******'* ************** ********* **** the *** *********** "*" **** ** available **** ** *** "********" **** configuration (*" ******** **** *** ****** lane), ** ** ****:
** *********, **** ** **** [****] is *** ******** **** ************* [****] I **** ****** *** *** * sensitivity ** *** ******* *********** **** we **** ***** **'** **** ** take **** *****.If **'* ** *** **** **** *** ***'* ** ** *** ****[***] *********** ["*"], you need the standard lanes.
**** ***** **** ** * ******** wants ** **** ******* (knives **** ******** *** ********, **** will **** ** *** *** *****'* pillars ****** ******** (***** **** ****** throughput).
Some ******* *** ****** ** *** ******* "*"
**** ******** **** *** ** *****'* customers, ******* **** **** * ****** adoption **** ** *** *** *********** setting **** *******, ********, ***.
************, ******* *** **** ********* **** knives **** ******** *** ***** ******, which *** ****** ******* ** ******* of **** ********** (***** ********, *****).
***** *** *** ******* *** *********** solve *******' ******* ** *** ********* knives, ** **** ********** ****** *** experience. **** *** ****** ******** ******** on ******* **** ********, *******, ***.
New ******* **** **** ************** ** *******
*********** *** ***-********** *** ***-********** ****** of *****'* *********, *** ************ ** sensitivity "*" ***** *** ******** **** Evolv *** **** **** ******** ** schools - ** * **** ** a ******** ** * ****** *** not ***** ******* "*", ***** *** argue **** * ****** ***** ** 'not ***** *****' ** ***** ** a ****** *********** ******* **** *****'** detected *** *****.
****: **** ******* **** *****'* ****** are **** *** ***** ********* ** setting "*" ** **********.
** ** *** ******** **** ******* will ***** ** *** ******* "*" or ***** ** ******* ***** *** looking *** ********* ******* **** ** not ******** *** ******* **********, *** setting "*" *** ******** ** ** Evolv ** ***** ** ****** ** smaller *****. ****, *******, **** **** responsibility ** ****** ********* ** **** decide ** ** **** * ******* other **** "*", ** ** **** of ** ********, ***** *** (*** most ****** ****) ***** ******** ***.
********, ***** ** *** ******* ** the "*" *******, *** *****'** ****** that * ******** ** ****** *** to *****'* ************ *********** - *** second ******* ******* ************ **** **% ** ****** **** blades ****** **** *".
***** *********** ******** ******** ** ******* on ***** (*** ******** **** **** they ****** ******/******), ******* ***** ** put ** *** ******** ** ****** (1) *** *** *** ******* *********** and ********* *** ******** ** (*) use *** ******* *********** *** ********* their ****** **** ***** **** *** alarm ** ****** ******* (** **** often ** ** ***** ******** **** Evolv ** *********).
****: **** **** *** ***** **** this *** *****'* ********** *** ********** the *** *******, *******, ** **** the ******* ** * ******** **** favorable ******** ** * ******** ******.
New ******* "*" ****** ***** ****** ** * ***** ********
*** ****** ***********,*********** ******, *** ******** ******** ****** ***** ******* ****** *** closer ** * ***-**** ********* ********** with ***** ********* - ********* **** claimed ** **********.
*** ******* *** *** ******* *** comments ** *** ******* ************ ******* Evolv *** ***** *********.
**** ******* ** *********** *** ******* and ***** ********* ** ************ ***** detectors ** ***** **** ***** **** systems ***** ******* ***********, *******'* ********* are **** **** ** ***** ******* than *****'*.
******, *** ****** **** ***** ****** that *******'* *** ****'* ***** ********* could ******* ********* ** ******* **** as ***** ***** ******** ********** - see*** ************ ***** ********* ****,****** *** ********** **** *** ******* Metal ********* ******.
**** *** ** *** **** ****** but * ******* * **** ********** of ***** "**** ******" ******* ****** companies **** *** **** **** ******** thinking **** ** ** "****" **** start ** **** *** **** ********* to ****** ***** "******** ****" ***** and ***** ** ***** * *** of *** ***** *** **** ********** components ** * **** ****** **********.
******* **** ****.