Evolv Technology in policing
Every deployment of Evolv Technology technology by a law enforcement or justice body currently recorded on the tracker, across 1 country. Each entry is tied to a published source and carries the date it was last checked.
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Deployments
US New York City Police Department AI weapons detection screening Discontinued
- Legal basis
- City anti-violence initiative; commuters and civil rights groups argued mass subway scanning is impractical and unconstitutional
- Oversight
- Evolv has faced federal investigations into its marketing by the Federal Trade Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission
A month-long pilot across 20 subway stations, beginning at Fulton Street on 26 July, reporting 2,749 scans. It found zero firearms, produced false positives and detected some knives. The department did not disclose how many passengers opted out or how many officers were needed to run the devices, and no agreement with Evolv had been finalised while the pilot outcomes were being assessed. Recorded as discontinued on the basis that the pilot completed with no continuing deployment established. LA Metro has run a comparable pilot at Union Station.
Source: Associated Press · last checked 2026-08-26