Citing a supposed spike in crime, New York State and New York City officials have launched a heavy-handed, police-state-flavored push to increase safety in the city’s subway systems. This has included the controversial deployment of National Guard and State Police units into the city’s tunnels and, more recently, the installation of new surveillance systems.
“Subways in particular are not a place that we think is a good use-case for us,” said Peter George, the top executive at Evolv Technologies, during a recent call with journalists. “Both for the and being below ground and interference with the railways — not a great use-case,” he reiterated. While George didn’t elaborate on why they’re not useful in that context, it’s not a particularly good look for the Mayor’s Office.