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Automatic transmissions
Raised as a usability problem by 8 people on Hacker News over 10 years (2016–2025), in 6 threads.
People raised many different problems with Automatic transmissions, but no single problem has yet been raised by 3 people in 3 different months and threads.
Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.
The newest 5 complaints
- Automatic cars translate the driver's intent into motion poorly2025-03-06
- Janky shifting and engine lag make them maddening to drive2022-08-25
- Hard to predict which gear it picks; must juggle throttle, gear holds and mode switching2018-09-11
- Automatic keeps hunting for optimal gear on every hill, forcing sport mode with high RPMs2016-11-17
- Controls feel delayed, as if connected by rubber bands, a couple of seconds lag2016-09-03