VW’s cheapest EV will have Rivian DNA and who is bidding for Canoo’s assets

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! TechCrunch’s transportation team — well at least myself and senior reporter Rebecca Bellan — are hittin’ the road. Destination: SXSW, the annual tech, music, film, and culture conference in Austin. We both have panels and if you’re at SXSW, please come check these out and introduce yourself. We’ll be keeping our eyes and ears open for transportation news coming out of the event, including Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe’s onstage interview. And you all know that I’ll be scouting the city for Waymo robotaxis, which are only available via the Uber app. Our SXSW panels include a March 11 interview with Autodesk’s chief marketing officer Dara Treseder, and San Jose mayor Matt Mahan will focus on transforming urban spaces. On March 12, Rebecca will talk to execs from GM, Dolby, and Google about in-car entertainment, and I will interv ... Read full article.