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The article does mention Toyota’s one. On the point about manual transmissions (or simulations thereof) not being “useful”, I think you’re approaching it from
by quicklime 2y ago
The article does mention Toyota’s one.
On the point about manual transmissions (or simulations thereof) not being “useful”, I think you’re approaching it from the wrong perspective. The people that want them enjoy using them, not unlike how horse riders like riding horses. I guess you could say that horses are “useless” too since cars exist, but that would be missing the point.
- welferkj 2y agoBut, to stretch the analogy, this is basically a car poorly imitating the mechanical operation of a horse, and limiting its own performance to do so.
- jaredhallen 2y agoRight, and horses are not obsolete in all applications. There are still a number of cases where they're the best tool for the job.