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Yes, it has been 'on the market' for well over a year now. It’s all about creating a truly frictionless audio experiences for users wherever they are and however they choose to listen.” The Spotify Car Thing made its first appearance in April 2021. “Instead, it’s another step in our layer of our larger ubiquity strategy. “This limited release is not meant to compete with the in-car infotainment systems that many cars have,” said Dustee Jenkins, Spotify VP of global communications and PR.

The strangely named Car Thing replaces the need for a phone when streaming music, though it still needs to connect to a smartphone with WiFi or have its own mobile data connection Like with the in-app voice controls, users can call up specific artists, songs, playlists, moods, and podcasts. Currently, the Car Thing release is invite-only, but Spotify is taking names from Premium subscribers for when more devices become available.
