Spotify announced Friday that the music streaming service is test driving some hardware.
The company is trying to learn more about what you do and listen to in your car by publicly testing out a voice-controlled music and podcast device dubbed “Car Thing.”
The device reportedly plugs into your vehicle’s 12-volt outlet, which is also known as a cigarette lighter, for power and the automotive gadget connects to your car and phone via Bluetooth.
In a blog post, Spotify says it doesn’t have plans for a specific in-car device, but the company is hoping to learn more about how people listen to music and podcasts. It promises that creating hardware is not its focus, but that we shouldn’t be surprised to see similar “Voice Thing” and “Home Thing” tests.
