BMW has filed a patent application in Germany (DE102025114033A1) for a glass-covered car door handle with an integrated microLED display and a fingerprint sensor. In BMW's design, a thin microLED film sits behind transparent glass or plastic, so nothing protrudes from the car's bodywork. The display could show the car's lock status (one graphic when locked, another when unlocked), the BMW logo or animated light effects. Sensors would detect an approaching hand or a touch, and wake the display only when needed. The fingerprint sensor would allow an auth...