Elon confirms Spotify is coming to US

[hydro 481]

I’m sure this has been posted elsewhere on here but in case you missed it...

Elon Musk finally confirms Tesla cars are getting Spotify, but when? - Electrek

<insert my body is ready meme>

 

[Garlan Garner]

ET...

ET is Elon Time.

Maybe within the next 2 years.

 

[ybbor]

Finally! Hope it comes with V10 this year sometime

 

[hydro 481]

ET...

ET is Elon Time.

Maybe within the next 2 years.

It’s better to come late than to never come at all

 

[hydro 481]

Finally! Hope it comes with V10 this year sometime

I’m betting it will come with some iteration of V10.

It’s not like they had to start from the ground up. It’s already available in Europe so it shouldn’t be that much trouble transferring it to US vehicles.

 

[PoitNarf]

My money is on it arriving with V10. Also don't forget our good Canadian neighbors who are also limited to Slacker at the moment. This would likely be Spotify becoming available to Tesla owners in North America, not just the US.

 

[Garlan Garner]

I think that with Don flying around from country to country and all over the earth...….he loses track of time.

Hmmmmm
Nahhh….

That ain't it.

His dreams are always bigger than reality. And there is nothing wrong with that. We wouldn't have Teslas if he lined all of his ducks up in a row like everyone else.

Keep on dreamin ELON <---- We are all better for it.

 

[hydro 481]

My money is on it arriving with V10. Also don't forget our good Canadian neighbors who are also limited to Slacker at the moment. This would likely be Spotify becoming available to Tesla owners in North America, not just the US.

There are other countries in America besides us??

 

[PoitNarf]

There are other countries in America besides us??

Spoken like a true American

 

[Bill Price]

I think that with Don flying around from country to country and all over the earth...….he loses track of time.

Anyone know who Don is?

 

[hydro 481]

Anyone know who Don is?

It’s Don from State Farm

 

[Garlan Garner]

Anyone know who Don is?

Stupid Spell check. Doesn't even know who Elon is.

 

[EVDRVN]

I’m betting it will come with some iteration of V10.

It’s not like they had to start from the ground up. It’s already available in Europe so it shouldn’t be that much trouble transferring it to US vehicles.

You can run Spotify on a US Tesla now there is no change in software required it simply requires being able to enter the login credentials. You could do it on much older software versions a long time ago. My guess is they either still have an agreement that has not expired or have not yet solidified a US Spotify agreement. The only reason I can see it arriving with V10 is timing to make it an added benefit for marketing reasons. V10 is not a requirement.

 

[hydro 481]

You can run Spotify on a US Tesla now there is no change in software required it simply requires being able to enter the login credentials. You could do it on much older software versions a long time ago. My guess is they either still have an agreement that has not expired or have not yet solidified a US Spotify agreement. The only reason I can see it arriving with V10 is timing to make it an added benefit for marketing reasons. V10 is not a requirement.

I'm guessing their contract with Slacker radio has expired already otherwise Elon wouldn't (shouldn't?) be confirming Spotify is coming. Not sure about marketing reasons. I just think V10's release date coincides with Slacker's contract expiration more than anything. People have speculated it may have been a 7 year contract. Which makes sense. The first Model S was released June 2012. So this past June marked the end of the seventh year. Back in May, Elon was on a Podcast and was asked about Spotify in the US. He said it's not a priority. He may have said that because they were still under contract with Slacker. But in July he tweeted "OK" when someone asked him about Spotify on his Twitter.

 

[Kappelan]

I would love to have SiriusXM

 

[hydro 481]

I would love to have SiriusXM

Siriusly? I had it in my old car and never used it. The thing that annoys me is when I canceled the service they kept harassing me to come back. Mail. Email. Phone calls. Even after I told them to stop contacting me. I still get letters to this day lol.

 

[Kappelan]

Siriusly? I had it in my old car and never used it. The thing that annoys me is when I canceled the service they kept harassing me to come back. Mail. Email. Phone calls. Even after I told them to stop contacting me. I still get letters to this day lol.

Yep. I use it since I got my first Volt all the time.

 

[hydro 481]

I wonder if Spotify will be free for us also? I doubt it but it's free in Europe so who knows? Doesn't matter for me since I already have a Spotify Premium account. Would be nice for those who didn't though.

 

[Joshan]

ET...

ET is Elon Time.

Maybe within the next 2 years.

Good to see you back, glad you got the ban lifted.

This is a simple API feed that is very little work for Tesla outside of a little UI/UX. It shouldn't take too long, it would be the same team doing the games and such. Those seem to be coming at a pretty quick pace.

 

[Garlan Garner]

Good to see you back, glad you got the ban lifted.

This is a simple API feed that is very little work for Tesla outside of a little UI/UX. It shouldn't take too long, it would be the same team doing the games and such. Those seem to be coming at a pretty quick pace.

Thanks Joshan.