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Then you can either use Bluetooth, AUX, or USB cable to connect to your car’s audio system. It needs to pair with your smartphone/Spotify over Bluetooth for the data connection. Users can control their audio with “Hey Spotify” commands, the physical dial, the touch screen, and four preset buttons on the top of the compact device that has a 4-inch screen.ĭetailed by The Verge, Car Thing is more or less a dedicated Spotify remote for your car with a screen and microphones. Notably, Spotify Premium is required to use Car Thing.

Car Thing doesn’t offer functionality outside of audio like CarPlay, but Spotify is nonetheless vying for more use in vehicles. Spotify says it’s not trying to compete with in-car infotainment systems but it certainly could be an alternative for some users, even for CarPlay and Android Auto. Spotify highlights its “focus remains on becoming the world’s number one audio platform-not on creating hardware” but that it’s aiming to solve a problem it saw–many of its users “missing out on a seamless and personalized in-car listening experience.” Switching between your favorite audio is effortless, allowing you to shift gears to something else as soon as the mood strikes. Spotify announced the debut of its “new smart player” for the car in a press release this morning.Ĭurrently available to eligible users in the U.S., Car Thing enables you to play your favorite audio faster, so you’re already listening to that hit song or the latest podcast episode before you’ve even pulled out of the driveway.

For the initial product launch, Spotify is giving out Car Thing for free to a limited group of Premium subscribers in the US. Spotify has officially launched its new in-vehicle device, “Car Thing.” The smart player comes with support for “Hey Spotify” voice commands as well as a knob, touch screen, and preset buttons for controls.