V-BAT / Hivemind
Hivemind autonomy pilots the V-BAT VTOL aircraft and third-party jets without GPS or comms links.
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V-BAT / Hivemind vs Joby S4
V-BAT / Hivemind (Shield AI) and Joby S4 (Joby Aviation) both sit in Drones & Air Mobility. V-BAT / Hivemind shipped more tracked changes in the last 30 days (5 vs 3). Every value below comes from the latest crawl of the vendors' own pages.
| Attribute | V-BAT / Hivemind Shield AI | Joby S4 Joby Aviation |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Drones & Air Mobility | Drones & Air Mobility |
| Version | Hivemind | S4 |
| Entry cost | Pricing is not publicly listed. Contact sales for details. | Commercial air taxi service coming soon; pricing not yet disclosed. |
| Pricing tiers | — | — |
| Model stack | Hivemind · Hivemind AI Pilot · Hivemind reinforcement-learned pilot | In-house flight control |
| Context window | — | — |
| Public API | ||
| Routes models | ||
| Changes / 30d | 5 | 3 |
| Origin | Global | Global |
| Capabilities | GPS-denied autonomy, No comms link required, VTOL fixed-wing, Third-party airframe ports, Autonomous AI Pilot, Mission Autonomy, ISR & Targeting, Teaming Drones | 6 tilt props, 4 passengers + pilot, ~100 mile range, Dubai launch, Vertical take-off and landing, 200 mph top speed, Zero operating emissions, All-electric air taxi |
Joby S4
Six-rotor tilt-prop eVTOL, four passengers plus pilot, ~100 mile range, flying passenger demos in Dubai ahead of FAA certification.
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