Evolv Misses Non-Ferrous Weapons
Evolv claims they have signatures of "all" the weapons in the world, but IPVM testing, plus information obtained via a public records request, shows Evolv routinely misses non-ferrous weapons.
In this report, IPVM describes its operational exercise of Evolv's non-ferrous detection.
Evolv Says It Can Detect "All" Weapons
Evolv describes its system as a "weapon detector" that can detect "all" the weapons in the world including Evolv's CEO declaring that they detect "all the guns, all the bombs":
IPVM's Operational Exercise
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**** ******* *** ** ***** ***** times ** *** ***** ******** ** IPVM's ********, ****** ********** ** **** can ****** ********** *****:
- **** ***** ******* ****** ********** *****?
- ** ***** **** *** ****** ********** metal, **** ***** ******** **** ** the ****** *** ***-*****? ** **** not **** ******** ** ****** ****, but **** ** ***** ** ** missed **.
- ** ***** **** *** ****** ********** metal, **** ***** ** **** **** Evolv ******* **** ******** ** ***** and *** ****** ********* ** *****'* weapons *********?
***** ***** *** ************ ********* ** IPVM ******** **** *** **** *** months, ***** *** *** ******* ** this *******.
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Security ************
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Non-Ferromagnetic ******* ** ************ *********
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** **** ****, ******* ** ****** than *********.
******, ***, **** ****!
*****'* ********* ********* ******* **** *********. Evolv ****** ** ** *** *** tell *** ****** **** **** "**********" of "*** *** ****, *** *** bombs", **** ******* ** ****** **** as * ****** ********, ********** ****** to ******* ** **** *** **** than ** ****.
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