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Originally Posted by glennQNYC
Electric drive will mark the demise of manual transmissions.
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Eventually, yes. And automated drive will mark the demise of, well,
driving eventually too. Neither of those things - the complete elimination of the ICE from new vehicle production, the complete elimination of the steering wheel and pedals - is likely to happen "soon". I think we can agree it won't happen in the 2020's, it is unlikely to happen in the 2030's, but come 2040 we can perhaps start to see the end in sight.
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Not sure how adding electric drive to every BMW in the future syncs up with retaining manual trannys. 
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As long as the vehicles still have transmissions, and as long as demand is sufficient, the MT should be safe. With new generations of drivers having different expectations, it may be the case that demand tapers off before the lack of applicability/practicality kills it.