Spotify is coming to the Fiesta. And the Mustang. And every Ford with a Sync AppLink infotainment system, marking the first time the popular music-streaming service has been baked into a car.
The subscription service will be available in every Applink-equipped Ford when it launches in the United States next month, while Europe gets its own version later this year.
In addition to having access to Spotify's catalog of over 20 million songs, drivers will be able to access their music library, shared playlists, genre and radio stations, all through the Sync head-unit or using voice controls.
One of the cooler features is the ability for drivers to switch to a playlist that's been recommended by a friend as soon as the tracks are received. “You have been sent a new playlist," the system will ask, "would you like to play it?” Boom. Social music just came to your car.
Spotify is the latest audio app to be admitted to the AppLink fray, joining Pandora, Slacker, Amazon Cloud Player, MOG and Rhapsody, among others.
