But they already do that. These are surely super low shift points that result in NVH problems and extremely sluggish behavior, and if not on the expected cycle, the tranny would probably jump back and forth gears each time you pushed a tiny bit more on the pedal because it’s at such a low rpm (think 900 rpm upshifts).

I’m sorry, but you’re entirely wrong. I don’t have time to list all the ways.

Recognizing the cycle and operating differently during it is cheating. It’s called cycle beating and it’s illegal. If they want to use these super-low shift points and suffer the drivability and NVH and performance penalties all the time, then that’s completely fine. It’s recognizing the cycle via hood switch (vehicle…

You haven’t been around many engineers I suspect? I don’t know any engineers who would go to their boss and say, “Hey, we could get better fuel economy on the cycle if we cheated like this.” Generally you’d be fired. And if you’re not fired, you’re liable for what follows. For what benefit? Maybe an extra 1/2% on your…