Apart from cars, Tesla has sold limited-edition products including tequilas, t-shirts, shorts and a few other items. However, it looks like the Elon Musk-led company may be working on audio products like headphones, speakers and more. According to a report in The Electrek, Tesla applied for trademark registration for a new category about two weeks ago.
The report states that “The purpose of the TESLA™ trademark registration is to include the categories of microphones; headphones; earphones; digital audio players; sound transmission equipment; audio speakers; subwoofers; earpads for headphones; audio interfaces; audio equalizer devices; Horn for loudspeakers; megaphone.”
Now it’s quite possible that audio devices will only come with Tesla cars. However, registering a trademark for something that might come with its own cars can be a bit of a stretch. So maybe Tesla can venture into this category on its own. Having said that, registering a trademark does not always mean that a company is doing something under it. Just like a patent, it can be for a concept, future use or just to reserve the idea so no one else actually takes it.
According to the report, Tesla is improving its audio system inside its cars. Tesla has also recently hired engineers heroineLtd. has a team that develops the Eco range of devices.
This isn’t the first time Tesla has pitched the idea of doing something around music. It was reported a few years ago that Tesla was actually working on developing its own in-house streaming service. This was when Tesla did not have access to other music streaming services in the US. According to reports, the idea was in beta stage, before it was discontinued. musk,
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