Evolv Reduces False Alarms On Eyeglass Cases, Claims Motorola
Evolv has false alerts on many benign objects. However, documents published (now deleted) by its partner, Motorola, claim that the nuisance alarms on eyeglass cases have been reduced.
This report examines these alleged improvements, what they mean for Evolv's sports arenas and K-12 customers, and what they say about Evolv's "intelligence."
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Executive *******
** * ****** ******** ********** *** changes ** ******** ****** *.*, ******** claimed **** ***** ******** *** *********** and *** *** * ***** ******** alarm **** *** "**** ****** *****, especially ******** ***** **** ******* ** sensitivity ***** *." ** ********'* ****** are ****, **** *** ********** ******* the ********** ** **** ********, ** setting "*" (*/* ** *********** *****) is * ****** **** ******* *** eyeglass ***** *** *** ** *** most ****** ****** ** ***** ****** (see *** **-**** *********** ****** ******* ***** *********).
** *******, *******, ***** ************ **** offer **** ******, ** (*) ***** alarms ** *********** *** ******* *** still ***********, *** (*) ***** ******* stabbings ** ***** *******, ********* ** least *** **** ***** ******* ** setting "*," **** ****** ********* ********* the *********** ******** ** ****** **** (or **** **** ***** ****** ******** from *** *****).
*** ****** ** ******* ************ ** Evolv's ********* ******* ** ** ****, as **** ***** *** *.* ******** update, ******** ******* *** ***** ******** to ***** ******** ******** ***** ** leave **** ** **** (********** ****** (1) *** ***** ****** ** ***** cases *** ***** ******, ** (*) they *** ***** **** ********* ********).
******, *** **** **** ***** ************ were **** **** *** *** *********** setting ****** ******** **** *****'* "************", as ******* *** ******'* ********* (** Evolv ******), ******'** ******* ***** ** reduce ***** ****** ** ******** ***** for *** ********.
***** *** *** ******* ******** *** this ******.
Motorola - ***** ************
*** **********, ******** ** ** ***/******* of *****, *** ** ******* *** " ********* ******* ********* *** ********* System", ** *** ******* ***** *****:
Motorola *********
** ******* ****, * *** ****** after *****'* ***** ******* ***** *** software ******, ******** ******** ******* *********, including * **** ****** *** "********* Weapons ********* *.* ******* *****", **** discussed *** ******* ***** *** ******. Motorola ***** ******* (***** ***** **** to) ***** ********* ******* ***** **** inquired ***** ****. *** **** **********, see******** ********, **** *******, *****'* ********* Sensitive "******** ***********."
*** "*.* ******* *****" ******** ****** by ******** ******* **** *** ********* threat ********* ********* *** ******** *** nuisance ***** **** *** ******* *** "many ****** *******," ********** *** ******** cases ** ******* "*." ***** *****'* official ***** ******* **** ***** ***** improvements ** *** ********* *********, ** omits ******** ******* ** ******** *****:
Sensitivity ******* "*"
***** *** ***** ********* *********** ********, from * ** * (***** *********** setting "*" ** ****** ****), *** offering *****-**** ** *** ****** ** false ****** *** ****** *******. ** a **** ********* *******, *** ***** have ***** ***** ****** *** **** likely ** **** *******. ** *** other ****, ***** **** ** **** prone ** ***** ***** ** ****** settings *** **** **** ***** *******.
*** **** ******* ** *****'* ***********, see:
- *****'* ****** ******** *********** ******* *** The **** ** ******* *******
- ***** ******** **** ** * ***** Detector **** *** "*" *********** *******
** *******, ***** ****** ********* *** sensitivity ******** ** ******** **********, ***** releases, ***., ** ******** ********** *** *** ******* *******, "*," **** ******* *** **** "sensitivity *******" ** *** ************:
Positives *** ********
** ***** ************ *** ****, ******** and ****** ****** *** *** *********** improvements ** ***** ***** **********, ** such ********* ****** *** ******* "*", and ******** ***** *** *** ** the **** ****** ****** ** ***** alarms, ** ****'* **-**** ************ ****** -**** ******* ***** ********* ********.
******** ** ****** ************, ******** **** significantly ***** ***** ******** *******, *** eyeglass ***** *** ***** *** ******* objects **** **** ***** **** **** (negligible *******, *******, ***, ** **** occasions, ***** ******* *** *********).
Less ****** ** *******
*****, ** ****, ***** ************ *** result ** ******** ******* ** ******* screening, ******* *** ****** ** ********** less ******** ******* *** ** *** main *******:
(*) ******** ***** *******, *******, *** water ******* **** **** ** ** everyday *****, *** ***** ****** ** these ***** ******** ******* *** ***********
(*) **** ******* *** ****** *********** settings **** "*" ** **** *** looking *** ******* ******* (*.*., ******), and **** *******' *********** ************* ***** ******* ***** ** ******* "D"*** ***** ***** ********* **** ***** setting "*."
************, ******* ***** ********* ******** ***** as * ****** ** ***** ******. For *******, ****** *** ********* ** the ****-**** ****** ****, *** ****** school ******** ***** ******** ** ***** metallic ******** ***** (****** ******'* ************):
****** ****** ******** *** * ******* relationship **** ***** ** *** ******* donated ***** ** **** ********** ********** ***, *** ***********'* **-********* ****************** *** ****** ******* ***** * mass ******** ** **** ** *****. For **** **********, ***:
- "******* *** *********," **** ************ *** Oxford ******** ********
- ****** ******** ************* ***** ******, ********* Now ***** ********* ********, *** "******* And ************** ** ********"
Schools ***** *** ** ***** ******** *****
******* ****** ***** *** ************ ** the ******** ****** *** ******** ************ with ***** ****** ** ******** *****, Evolv's *** *-** ********* ***** ****** students ***** ***** ******.
*** *******, * ***** ****** ******** that ******* ********** ***** ***** ** October (*** ******** ****** *** ********* in **** ******) ***** *** ******** to **** ******** ***** ********** ** leave **** ** **** ** ************** ** *** ********'* *******:
*********, * ***** ******** ****** ********, which **** ******* ***** ***** ******* in *******, ****** *** ********* ******* about ******** ***** ***** ******** *****:
Evolv *-** ******** ** *******: "******* ***********"
*** ** *****'* *-** *********, ******* Falls **** ****** ********, ***** ************ had ***** ******* ** ******* "*," told **** **** **** *** *** experienced *** *********** ******* ** *****'* performance:
[*] **** *** ******* *** ************ with *** ********** ***** ** ******* D (******** *****, ***********, ***.)?
[*] ******* *********** *** ** **** not ****** ****** **** **** ***** to.
***** *** ******** **** **** **** they *** *** **** *** ****** with ***** ****** ***** ** *** update, ******* *** * **% ***** alarm **** (******* ***********) ** ** December ****, ***** ***** **** * one ** * ******** **** ** alerted **. ****, *******, ** ** improvement, ** ** **** ****,*** ******** *** * **% ***** rate ******* ***********.
Concerns **** *****'* "************"
***** ********* **** ******** ****** **** it ***** ** ********* ** * weapon ** ***, **** ** *** signatures *** *** *** ******* ** the *****, *** **** *** ** can *********** ******* ***** ******* *** threat *****, *******, *** **** **** Motorola ********* ************ ******* "*" ****** concerns ***** *****'* ************.
** ***** **** ***** *********** *** knew **** ** * ****** *** what ** ***, *** ***** ****** that ***** ************ ***** **** **** made ** *** *** *********** ********.
Evolv ********
***** *** *** ******* ** ****'* questions ** ****.
* **** *** ******* * ****** sent ***** **** ** ***** ******* students **** ****** ** * **** binders... **.. ** ** * ******. What **** ** *** *** ****** in? *** *** ** **** ** eyeglass *****? *** ****. ******* *** an ****** *********** ********, ****** * hack **** **** **** ****** ** update *** *** ** **** ****. They **** ****** **** *** ** much ****** **** *********** ******* ***** being * ******* *** **** *****'* perform.