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Sequential turn signals
updated 2 days ago 21 Members · 34 Posts
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I’d like the Aptera to have sequential turn signals like the new Audis and Mach-E.
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I like this idea.
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I too like that idea, as it gives great visibility!
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@Robert Horton II Watch this vehicle to see the sequential turn signals: https://youtu.be/xx5DvHhNuuM
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Good catch! (It’s at 1:30 in the video.)
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Given how thin the rear lighting will be, I think sequential lighting makes a lot of sense
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Lighting is very important. Sequential lighting should almost be a must. I am hopeful that APTERA knows to need to make lighting dance or sing a song (just visually). Manufacturers are now showing their light show capabilities. We are an extremely modern looking and functioning vehicle, lighting should also reflect this. At least sequential tail lights, but truly more because it is needed.
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@John Voules Do people actually stand around admiring their car’s light show? I can’t imagine hanging around in my garage to watch it when I need to run to the store or head out for an appointment… Heck, I get annoyed having to wait for the “welcome” screen displays to complete when I start the car!
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You can’t until you own one.
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@John Voules I would think that the novelty of this would get old rather quickly – like S&X drivers having their vehicles “dance” at car gatherings…
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No doubt, there will be some of that wearing off. My i3 doesn’t have dancing lights, but still after 6 years of ownership, I still enjoy unlocking the car and seeing the lights turn on and then opening the door to changing ambient light. The APTERA will be special enough with out sequential lights but in my mind it would be incomplete and not conveying its modernity.
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That’s an excellent idea!
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I’d like to see them on the front also.
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The turn signals on the front are essentially vertical. Should the “sequence” run upward, or downward?
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Well, upward, right before liftoff.
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Or horizontally at the tip of the nose.
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Great Idea! Totally onboard with that.
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What are turn signals? It has been a long time since I’ve seen people (cough BMW drivers cough) use them
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Jerry, I always signal my intentions.
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You must be unique. I almost never see BMW drivers use turn signals. Nor those giant oversized trucks/SUVs
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Even the BMW salesperson made a joke about it when my wife and I were test-driving an i4. He said something along the lines of “that stick on the side of the steering wheel is the turn signal switch, you should probably forget it exists”
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Yikes! I hope not. I seem to be in the minority here, but I have always found the sequential turn signals to be annoying. If they implement this, I hope it’s configurable through the UI.
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There is something about it that just screams “1966 Ford Thunderbird”.
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Please no. Sequential turn signals look absolutely terrible in every car they have been put in. I feel like the beauty of the Aptera is in the simplicity. Sequential turn signals doesn’t fit that trope.
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I have the exact opposite opinion on these. I have always admired cars that had this feature. They do also catch peoples eye better so they would be better for safety reasons.
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The safety is fleeting from additions like this. The third brake light for instance is no longer the attention grabber it used to be.
So, can I have the option to control the sequence of the light? Can I make it sparkle on random segments with occasional unison flash so that people are not confused about the motives of the light? I mean, sequential lights are so 1967 Cougar …
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That is why modern CHMSLs now start with rapid flashing then go solid on – to get attention.
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Sequential signals is a great idea from a safety standpoint. They catch your eye, which is important for a vehicle as small as this.
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Brings up another question, will a CHMSL be required on an autocycle? If autocycles aren’t subject to the myriad of “safety” features required on 4 wheel vehicles, I think that would be one of the first to be dropped.
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Not likely…but maybe a good idea to include for several reasons. Overall safety and the possibility of some state regulations requiring it. Insurance companies I believe would like to have it as a standard for such a substantial vehicle, it’s not a 2 wheeler.
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They didn’t drop that third brake light, did they? The last I saw they were in the shape of several water drops, which looked awesome. Just like that skinny sequential brake light.
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That “Third brake light” is required by law. It will not be dropped.
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Even on vehicles classed as “motorcycles”? Sounds like the NHSTA needs to firmly decide which set of rules apply to 3-wheel vehicles: motorcycle or car.
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It’s not applicable on motorcycles but then this is an autocycle. Makes me wonder cause they followed motorcycle law with that center headlight.
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