Porsche has filed a new patent for a transmission gear selector that can operate like a manual or an automatic, depending on the driver's preference. The automaker filed for the patent in August 2024 with the German Patent and Trademark Office, but it was not published until early March.  

 

The patent, first discovered by CarBuzz, details a shift-by-wire gear selector that can operate like a standard automatic. The selector can move forward and backward, cycling through drive, neutral, and reverse.