[dantm3]

So hear me out here. With all the new technology out there and all the different ways computers can be added to cars to control various things, why can't someone develop a transmission that does both of the following?

1. It has a clutch and a gear shift lever like any other manual for full manual mode
2. You push a button and the transmission controller takes over actuating full auto mode where it will handle clutch and shifting gears via a computer controlled module

I hear that the older SMG transmissions were just manuals with an actuator, so why couldn't this work for an all in one transmission? I know the DCT has two clutches and is a completely different unit, but there has to be a way to do this all in one gear box. Am I crazy, or just not possible?

I think this could satisfy a market of people that would love the manual driving for weekends, and then also daily drive in traffic as well with the auto feature.