taxi app company Uber and music streaming service Spotify have announced a partnership that will enable Uber passengers to listen to their own Spotify playlists during car journeys, initially in ten cities. As for current Car Thing owners, a spokesperson for the company told TechCrunch that all existing Car Thing devices will continue to function normally and that the company will continue to explore new ways to monetize car audio in the future. The company did not offer any reason for killing off the Car Thing but noted that the device cost the company €31 million (around $32 million). In its latest earnings report released earlier today, Spotify revealed that it discontinued its Car Thing dashboard accessory only five months after its official launch. Related: How To Create Your Perfect Band With Spotify Supergrouper Alongside 82 million audio tracks, the service also offers more than four million podcast titles, including controversial ones, like The Joe Rogan Experience. According to reports from earlier this year, Spotify had 182 million paying subscribers globally in the first quarter of 2022, up from 158 million during the same period last year. The Car Thing was the first hardware offering from the Swedish music streaming giant, which remains the largest player in the sector ahead of competitors like Apple Music, Amazon Music, Tidal and Pandora, among others.

The device, which allowed users to control their Spotify playback while driving safely, was first leaked in April 2018.

Spotify opened up a public wait list for the device last October before it went on general sale in Feb. Spotify announced the Car Thing player in 2019 before making it available for purchase on an invite-only basis in April 2021. Spotify discontinued its Car Thing dashboard accessory barely five months after its official launch.

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