Tesla and Spotify will collaborate to come up with an in-car music system for vehicle owners.
Tesla Motors Inc. has collaborated with Spotify – a music streaming enterprise service – where now both companies will bring the music platform to electric cars. As a Tesla owner is driving his car, he/she will now have access to voice control that will be integrated with the vast library of music tracks that can be streamed on the go.
The collaboration between both the companies will result in the integration of the music streaming service. This will be applicable for both – the present electric cars that have hit the road such as Model (the SUV crossover), along with Model S sedan. Spotify will act as a replacement for Rdio which was the music partner for Tesla earlier. This deal ended when the collaboration with Rdio turned kaput.
Spotify is basically a music service originated from Sweden, thus the operations are more directed towards European consumers along with other neighbor countries.
Thus, Spotify Premium service will only be available to all the car owners that are being driven in the European countries along with Hong Kong and Australia. Tesla drivers in the United States are not being catered yet.
One of the limitations when it comes to Spotify integration is that the account will only work when the user is present in the car. This actually means the owner will have to login to his Spotify account to enjoy this feature. Those who do not have a Spotify account will now have to make one. A software upgrade will soon be launched where Model S drivers will be able to enjoy the feature starting from Monday.
Apart from this, those users that already have a Spotify Premium account can easily link it to their own cars so that they get to enjoy their favorite music while on a roll. Premium subscribers have the advantage of access to the massive catalogue of 30 million songs at their convenience without any monthly fee.
Top level executives have also confirmed that the music giant’s present deal with Uber – the ride hailing service will remain intact even after joining hands with Tesla Motors. He also notified that the company would be coming up with a futuristic car system that will smooth out the integration phase with car partnerships. He hinted by saying, “This is a very important focus for us and a key strategy and you can expect many more exciting announcements from us in this sphere.”
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