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# Spotify’s ‘Car Thing’ is released in the US
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/spotifys-car-thing-is-released-in-us/
- Published: 2021-04-13T15:46:01.000Z
- Updated: 2021-04-13T15:53:58.000Z
- Description: Just days after Spotify expanded in-app voice controls the streamer has launched its Long promised Car Thing streaming device in the US. Currently, the Car Thing release is invite-only, but. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2021/04/spotifys-car-thing-is-released-in-us.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Apps, Mobile & SMS, Streaming, Car Thing, Spotify, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 09:51

Just days after Spotify [expanded in-app voice controls ](https://www.hypebot.com/hey-spotify-adds-native-voice-controls-to-streamer/)the streamer has launched its Long promised Car Thing streaming device in the US.

![Streamlined car dashboard with Spotify music app displaying playlist options for drivers and music enthusiasts.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/3a/95/3a957c06-c825-4057-9939-0a274cc16d23/content/images/spcdn-shortpixel-ai/spio/ret_img-q_cdnize/www-hypebot-com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/spotify-car-thing.jpg)

Currently, the Car Thing release is invite-only, but Spotify is [taking names](https://carthing.spotify.com/apply?ref=hypebot.com) from Premium subscribers for when more devices become available.

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](https://www.hypebot.com/hey-spotify-adds-native-voice-controls-to-streamer/), users can call up specific artists, songs, playlists, moods, and podcasts.

“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. “Instead, it’s another step in our layer of our larger ubiquity strategy. It’s all about creating a truly frictionless audio experiences for users wherever they are and however they choose to listen.”

The three-centimeter thin, 4.5-inch X 2.5-inch touch-screen Car Thing looks and acts like the Spotify app and there are several ways to control it:

- **Talk to it –** Just say “Hey Spotify” then ask for a song, album, artist, playlist, station, or podcast.
- **Turn it** – Use the dial to browse, select, play, pause and discover.
- **See it –** The display shows you what’s playing, what’s coming, and lets you swipe to get to it.
- **Press it –** Four preset buttons give you shortcuts to your favorite artists, playlists, stations, and podcasts.

Car Thing sells for $79.99 + $6.99 shipping and handling.

### MORE: [‘Hey Spotify’ adds native voice controls to streamer](http://‘Hey Spotify’ adds native voice controls to streamer)