diff --git a/library/common/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/util/Util.java b/library/common/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/util/Util.java
index ec913e52e1..1f6822151d 100644
--- a/library/common/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/util/Util.java
+++ b/library/common/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/util/Util.java
@@ -2305,6 +2305,16 @@ public final class Util {
         && uiModeManager.getCurrentModeType() == Configuration.UI_MODE_TYPE_TELEVISION;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns whether the app is running on an Automotive device.
+   *
+   * @param context Any context.
+   * @return Whether the app is running on an Automotive device.
+   */
+  public static boolean isAutomotive(Context context) {
+    return context.getPackageManager().hasSystemFeature(PackageManager.FEATURE_AUTOMOTIVE);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Gets the size of the current mode of the default display, in pixels.
    *
diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/audio/AudioCapabilities.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/audio/AudioCapabilities.java
index 1510aa6e22..39fa2860a6 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/audio/AudioCapabilities.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/audio/AudioCapabilities.java
@@ -90,8 +90,9 @@ public final class AudioCapabilities {
     }
     // AudioTrack.isDirectPlaybackSupported returns true for encodings that are supported for audio
     // offload, as well as for encodings we want to list for passthrough mode. Therefore we only use
-    // it on TV devices, which generally shouldn't support audio offload for surround encodings.
-    if (Util.SDK_INT >= 29 && Util.isTv(context)) {
+    // it on TV and Automotive devices, which generally shouldn't support audio offload for surround
+    // encodings.
+    if (Util.SDK_INT >= 29 && (Util.isTv(context) || Util.isAutomotive(context))) {
       return new AudioCapabilities(
           Api29.getDirectPlaybackSupportedEncodings(), DEFAULT_MAX_CHANNEL_COUNT);
     }