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What are these three circular ports or sensors to the left of the icon (driver door)?

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BMW Bloch

Jan 23, 2021

The 3 dots next to the logo are lights signaling the opening / closing of the door as explained by the designer in the Zoom meeting.

3 dots lighting up from bottom to top - door opens. Down - door closes.

The top cam should recognize your hand waving down - close, up - open. Given the key / phone is in your pocket.

Len

Dec 11, 2020

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These cameras could double as security lenses too, like Tesla???

devix195

Dec 11, 2020

I think that the spot on top is a camera and the 3 dots are just led lights, usable for charging???

Harry Parker

Dec 11, 2020

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That top one does look like a camera, but not the side view mirror replacement. Perhaps it is part of the 360 degree auto driving system or the sentry system or a proximity sensor? The side view mirror camera is just where the side view mirror would be, as can be seen on a few other images.

Chris mentioned the 3 spots in a row in a video this week. They are programmable LEDs and they are still deciding what to do with them. They are using them now to indicate battery charging state. Anybody got a better idea for them?

Kerbe #12705

Dec 12, 2020

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@Harry Parker I think you're on the money - that top spot does look like a side camera or proximity sensor of some sort.

If the charge port is on the tail, why would you want an SOC array on the side of the vehicle - so you could see it from a distance? Wouldn't it be easier to just check the charging app on your phone? When I'm charging my PHEV on a networked public charger I receive notifications from both the car AND the charger.

I like the idea of the dots serving other purposes: Popping the door, popping the hatch, setting the alarm - something of that sort. At one point Chris said, "You touch here to open the door" and indicated a spot somewhere in the general vicinity of the three dots.

Randy Spencer

Dec 11, 2020

Could be sensor to measure door opening distance like on the Model X

NeilBlanchard

Oct 03, 2019

I really hope that the new Aptera will have side video mirrors. It seems odd that we have autonomous driving features - but we can't get video mirrors for the driver to use, approved. Your guess is as good as mine on the 3 circles - maybe they are an optical latch release for the door? Swipe over them and it releases the door latch?