Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc., known for its security solutions utilizing AI technology, has renewed and expanded its collaboration with the Houston Astros, a Major League Baseball team. This agreement enhances security measures at Daikin Park, the Astros' home stadium, by upgrading to the latest Evolv Express® Gen2 hardware. The original partnership began in 2023, and with this renewal, the Astros aim to bolster security while maintaining smooth entrance experiences for visitors.
Evolv Express integrates cutting-edge sensor technology and artificial intelligence to detect concealed dangers and pinpoint their precise location without disrupting pedestrian flow. This system is operational throughout Daikin Park, a 41,000-seat venue in Houston, TX, facilitating a seamless entry process for both attendees and staff.
First Stadium Deployment of eXpedite™
Additionally, the Astros will implement the Evolv eXpedite™ system, marking the first instance of its deployment in a professional baseball setting. Designed for environments where bags are often carried, eXpedite is tailored for intricate item detection, targeting cases where venue staff arrive with heavily packed bags. This initiative is intended as a complementary solution to the existing Express system.
Evolv strengthens its presence within professional baseball, now serving twelve teams
Marcel Braithwaite, the Astros' Senior Vice President, Business Operations, expressed continued confidence in the partnership, stating, "Evolv has been a trusted supplier to the Astros since 2023, and we look forward to continuing our productive relationship into the future. Over the years, Express has helped us create a great guest arrival experience at hundreds of ballgames, concerts, and other events at Daikin Park. The upgrade to Gen2 hardware and the addition of eXpedite help us continue to deliver on our experience goals and standards for guests and staff alike."
Expanding Customer Presence
John Baier, Evolv’s Vice President of Sports & Entertainment, highlighted the successful collaboration, noting, "We’re pleased to grow and renew our relationship with the Astros and Daikin Park. Together with the world-class staff at the team and ballpark, we’ve had a positive impact on more than nine million venue guests to date, and we’re excited to help welcome many million more in the coming years."
With this renewal, Evolv strengthens its presence within professional baseball, now serving twelve teams, and reinforces its foothold in the Houston sports scene, where all four major league teams are clients. The company's clientele in Texas spans from Dallas to El Paso, covering both professional and collegiate sectors, while globally, it maintains a roster of approximately 100 sports and entertainment organizations.
Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc., a security technology company pioneering AI-based solutions designed to create safer experiences, announces that it has renewed and expanded its subscription agreement with the Houston Astros, a Major League Baseball team.
Under the new agreement, which builds on an original partnership initiated in 2023, the Astros are upgrading their Express fleet to the latest Evolv Express® Gen2 hardware. Evolv 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.
Advanced sensor technology
The system is designed to screen visitors effectively while helping minimize congestion and disruptions to traffic flow at entry points. These systems are deployed venue-wide at Daikin Park, the team’s 41,000-seat stadium in downtown Houston, TX, and provide entry screening for all guests and ballpark staff.
The renewal agreement also deploys Evolv eXpedite™ systems at Daikin Park, a first for a professional baseball stadium. eXpedite is Evolv’s AI-powered weapons detection solution for bags and is intended as a complement to Express in situations where venue entrants are carrying multiple items. At Daikin Park, the eXpedite units will perform screening for venue staff, who often arrive with high-clutter bags.
Professional baseball stadium
“Evolv has been a trusted supplier to the Astros since 2023, and we look forward to continuing our productive relationship into the future,” said Marcel Braithwaite, the team’s Senior Vice President, Business Operations.
“Over the years, Express has helped us create a great guest arrival experience at hundreds of ballgames, concerts, and other events at Daikin Park. The upgrade to Gen2 hardware and the addition of eXpedite help us continue to deliver on our experience goals and standards for guests and staff alike.”
Entertainment customer roster
“We’re pleased to grow and renew our relationship with the Astros and Daikin Park,” stated John Baier, Evolv’s Vice President of Sports & Entertainment. “Together with the world-class staff at the team and ballpark, we’ve had a positive impact on more than nine million venue guests to date, and we’re excited to help welcome many million more in the coming years.”
With the Astros renewal, Evolv’s customer count in professional baseball stands at twelve. The new subscription agreement also cements the company’s position within the Houston sports market, where all four major league teams are customers. In addition, elsewhere in Texas, Evolv has professional and collegiate sports customers spanning from Dallas to El Paso. Worldwide, the company counts some 100 organizations on its sports and entertainment customer roster.
