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Ohhh! Now I get it & makes sense. Ty for the clarification. You seen those videos of full autonomous 18 wheelers Volvo is making?I don’t get any thrills out of a manual but you need it for heavy haul work and off road.
Truck transmissions are pretty dumb so an auto would be horrible on soft ground or when I’m really heavy.
There’s things you can do in a manual like start in 5th gear and pin it if you’re stuck in the mud to get you out. The autos really just are good for on road standard trucking.
Maybe in 10 more years they’ll be up to the task though.