Tag: Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)
Evolv Technology reveals employees “engaged in misconduct” during sales
October 25, 2024SSN Staff
WALTHAM, Mass.—Evolv Technology, a manufacturer of AI-based weapons detection technology, has announced that employees “engaged in misconduct” during sales transactions during a nearly two-year period, following a preliminary committee investigation into its sales practices.
As a result, there will be a delay in the release of Evolv’s Q3 financial results, ending Sept. 30, 2024.
In a release, Evolv revealed that an ad hoc committee of independent directors (the committee)...
Detecting corruption
October 9, 2024Cory Harris, Editor
New York City, or more specifically the embattled Mayor Eric Adams of the city I call home, has been dominating the headlines in recent weeks, and for all the wrong reasons.
You see, Mayor Adams was charged with federal bribery, campaign finance, and conspiracy offenses in an indictment released on Sept. 26 by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York. Since the indictment was unsealed, mayoral staffers left and right have either resigned, been fired, and even jailed, which...
NY Transit agencies utilizing ISS under-vehicle inspection solution
September 30, 2024SSN Staff
WOODBRIDGE, N.J. — ISS (Intelligent Security Systems) has revealed that its under-vehicle and under-train surveillance solutions were recently tested by several New York regional transit agencies as part of an initiative designed to improve climate resilience across regional transit infrastructure.
The program, dubbed the “Transit Tech Lab,” is a public-private partnership created by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and the Partnership Fund for New York City to...
ALCEA hires Bart Bednar as ALWIN sales engineer for North America
July 31, 2024SSN Staff
IRVING, Texas — Bart Bednar, a professional with more than 26 years of engineering and integration experience, has joined ALCEA as an ALWIN sales engineer for North America.
Bednar is based in Irving, Texas, and reports directly to Michael Woody, the company’s technical service and customer success manager. In his new position, Bednar is working with ALCEA sales personnel to promote and support the ALWIN and CLIQ access software systems.
During the first 15 years of his career while...
'Making safer experiences’ - NYC rolls out weapons detection technology in subways
July 31, 2024Cory Harris, Editor
NEW YORK—On July 26, the New York City Police Department (NYPD) deployed a weapons detection system at the Fulton St. subway station, marking the first time such technology was implemented in the 119-year history of the system.
Evolv Technology’s AI-powered weapons screening solutions are being used by the NYPD as part of a 30-day pilot program to detect weapons carried by travelers into the Metropolitan Transit Authority's (MTA) subway system.
“We are honored...
‘Not in a rush’ hour
July 31, 2024Cory Harris, Editor
Back to my ol’ stomping grounds for security blog fodder this week, as NYC made history on July 26 by introducing weapons detection technology for the first time in the nearly 120-year history of the subway system.
While I applaud NYC Mayor Eric Adams and the New York City Police Department’s (NYPD’s) efforts to stop subway violence and keep the underground safe for straphangers, one question keeps popping into my head every time I think of the concept of stopping riders and...
Camera jam
June 12, 2024Cory Harris, Editor
I’m staying local again for this week’s blog, as I fittingly “focus” on cameras, and how they relate to a topic that has been discussed in NYC circles for nearly two decades – congestion pricing.
Guess I should first briefly explain what congestion pricing is for those who do not live in the Northeast, or specifically the Greater NYC Metropolitan Area. Congestion pricing was a plan developed by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) back in 2007 to...
AI weapons detection technology included in NYC pilot program
April 10, 2024Cory Harris, Editor
NEW YORK—Evolv Technology’s AI system will be used as part of a new pilot program by the New York City Police Department (NYPD) to detect weapons carried by travelers into the Metropolitan Transit Authority's (MTA) subway system.
According to a release by the Office of the Mayor of New York City, the NYPD seized 1,515 weapons in the subway system in 2023, compared to 947 weapons the previous year – a nearly 60% increase.
“The NYPD contacted Evolv to...
Several hotels and a Washington pre-K school secure contracts with Knightscope
October 13, 2023SSN Staff
MOUNTAINVIEW, Calif. – Autonomous security robots guard company Knightscope has garnered several contracts this month in the hospitality and education industries.
On Oct. 11 the company announced that it had sold its K5 Autonomous Security Robot (ASR) to a pair of hotels in Portland, Ore. The robots will be utilized to patrol the parking areas of the hotel, and Knightscope noted that security in hospitality encompasses a hotel’s buildings and grounds, including guests, employees,...
NYPD and MTA institute Knightscope security robot test pilot
September 25, 2023SSN Staff
NEW YORK – The New York City Police Department (NYPD) and Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) are vetting the robots from Knightscope as a possible security solution and crime deterrent.
The Office of the Mayor of New York issued a press release discussing the institution of a pilot program for Knightscope’s K5 security robots following a two-week training period, after which the autonomous robots will have patrol duties in Manhattan’s subway stations between midnight...