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Bank of America Stadium Readies for 2026 Charlotte FC Season with Renewal of Evolv Express® Subscription, Adds Evolv eXpedite™ Bag Screeners
Multi-year renewal updates Evolv Express® fleet to latest Gen2 hardware with addition of Evolv eXpedite™ WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Evolv Technologies
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nMulti-year renewal updates Evolv Express® fleet to latest Gen2 hardware with addition of Evolv eXpedite™\n\n\n WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nEvolv Technologies Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVLV), a leading security technology company pioneering AI-based solutions designed to create safer experiences, today announced that it has extended and expanded its hardware and software subscription agreement with Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. The 75,000-seat stadium, which hosts a full annual calendar of Carolina Panthers games, Charlotte FC matches, concerts, and other events, originally deployed the Evolv Express® concealed weapons screening system in 2024. Express uses advanced sensor technology and AI to detect concealed threats and identify the person and location of the potential threat, while allowing people to move through checkpoints at their natural walking pace. The system is designed to screen visitors effectively while helping minimize congestion and disruptions to traffic flow at entry points.\n\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260303035437/en/Bank of America Stadium Readies for 2026 Charlotte FC Season with Evolv Technology\nThe multi-year renewal announced today upgrades the fleet of nearly twenty Express systems to the latest Gen2 hardware and brings enhanced bag screening capability to the venue with the inclusion of Evolv eXpedite™ systems. eXpedite is Evolv’s autonomous weapons detection solution for bags and is intended as a complement to Express in situations where venue entrants carry high clutter bags. All the new hardware will be deployed in time for Charlotte FC’s home opener on March 7, 2026.\n\n\n\"The Evolv systems have enabled significant improvements in our security screening and guest arrival experience,” said Bonnie Almond, Vice President of Venue Operations at Tepper Sports & Entertainment, the company that owns Bank of America Stadium and the two professional teams that call it home. “After seeing the Gen2 hardware firsthand last summer at international soccer matches in our building, we were pleased to have an opportunity to update our fleet in time for the 2026 MLS season. The update is part of our commitment to deliver a great event experience for the millions of fans that visit Bank of America Stadiu...