Partnership With Big Players: JOBY, which recently received a Part 141 certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration for its flight academy, thus allowing it to build out a team of qualified pilots before commercial operations officially commence, has partnerships with commercial as well as government entities for its air taxi services. JOBY's partnerships with the Department of Defense, Toyota ( TM - Free Report ) and Uber Technologies ( UBER - Free Report ) bode well. In October, Japan's auto giant Toyota announced its decision to invest a further $500 million in Joby. The $500 million commitment will be delivered in two tranches. It will bring Toyota's total investment in Joby to $894 million, further cementing their partnership. This capital injection aims to expedite JOBY's certification process and commercial production.