That wouldn't be Helvetica, so they would probably give it a new name. Given the ambiguous ubiquity of Helvetica, it's possible they'd have chosen a name like S

That wouldn't be Helvetica, so they would probably give it a new name. Given the ambiguous ubiquity of Helvetica, it's possible they'd have chosen a name like San Francisco anyway. Whether the feature is provided by hinting or a pair of fonts is moot.