Deployable vehicle door handle

A vehicle door handle comprising:

• a deployable handle body located on a door, the handle body having an inner side and an outer side;
• keypad contacts on an outer side of the handle body;
• an actuator configured to deploy the handle to a deployed position;
• a plurality of proximity sensors located on the handle body and generating activation fields;
• and
• a controller processing signals generated by the plurality of sensors to determine an input command for controlling the actuator and to determine a keypad input, wherein the controller further determines the keypad input based on the signals generated by the same plurality of proximity sensors, wherein the keypad input is entered on the outer side, and wherein the controller further determines a handle pull on the inner side of the handle body based on the signals generated by the same plurality of sensors when the handle body is deployed and controls a door actuator to open the door in response to the handle pull.