Report: Spotify Is Still Working on Its “Car Thing” Hardware

Spotify’s Automobile Thing, initially shown in 2019, will be making rounds on the web again. New pictures of the auto Thing found from the iOS Spotify program affirm that the business has not forgotten about its smart-assistant apparatus for automobiles.

Car Thing Renders Found in Spotify’s iOS App.

The newest images, first seen by MacRumours, show a hardware device that could be mounted on your vehicle’s dashboard. The apparatus has a big circular knob beside a bit of screen. The knob’s usage is unclear now, even though the layout indicates it may be utilized to control the quantity.

The display, rectangular in form, is similar to the round one shown about the Spotify Newsroom in 2019. Only time will tell whether it’s touch-enabled or maybe perhaps not.

In line with the newest graphics, the apparatus contains four smaller buttons and will probably assist in browsing the UI or commanding the playback.

I imagine the knob on Spotify’s Car Thing is for volume and it looks like your phone connects to both Car Thing and your car’s audio via BT. I wonder if Car Thing could show directions as well. pic.twitter.com/1pDq1HMFwI

— Steve Moser (@SteveMoser) April 2, 2021

Automobile Item is Bluetooth enabled, enabling it to connect with an automobile’s entertainment system. The apparatus will be powered using a 12V power socket.

Taking a look at the mounting mechanism, Spotify’s Automobile Thing could be mounted horizontally and vertically.

Car Thing Is a Voice Controlled Smart Assistant

By this 2019 press launch onto the Spotify Newsroom, Car Thing is a “voice-controlled podcast and music apparatus.”

Spotify had stated that the apparatus had been tested in the united states using a “little set of invited Spotify Premium users.”

Spotify had stated they were unsure if Auto Thing would finally be published for customers, but considering the new pictures, it’s very likely it will.