Tesla Could Be Offering Music Streaming, Talks To Music Industry

Elon Musk has created some of the most revolutionary companies in the tech industry. By consolidating the different assets of Tesla to create one giant hub, the tech renegade is set to change the course of humanity. Now, it seems Musk is intent on revolutionizing the music industry as well if reports of talks between Tesla and music company executives are to be believed.

To be clear, Tesla can certainly do whatever it wants. However, as Recode alludes in its own piece, it’s a bit odd for the tech company to enter the music space. The information is actually coming from sources within the music industry, saying that Musk’s company has had contact with practically every single major label in the business.

For the most part, it seems the topics covered licensing, which will be applied to a music service format. This service would apparently be offered as a bundle along with Tesla’s cars. If this is indeed what the company is after, it might not seem that much of a stretch anymore, particularly since Tesla is a brand that likes to stick with its own stuff.

At the moment, no one among the music labels is quite sure what Tesla is trying to do in terms of its endgame, but some are speculating that it would be a multi-tier music streaming service. In this regard, it might include an offering similar to that of the Pandora web radio.

Then again, streaming services are already available for integration into Tesla’s own infotainment system, so why doesn’t it use platforms like Spotify? In response, a company spokesperson said that the goal is to make customers happy, Forbes reports.

“We believe it’s important to have an exceptional in-car experience so our customers can listen to the music they want from whatever source they choose,” the spokesperson said. “Our goal is to simply achieve maximum happiness for our customers.”