They're lumped together under "automatic transmission" insofar as the industry goes, however yes - the DCT is very different under the hood. In this case, thou

They're lumped together under "automatic transmission" insofar as the industry goes, however yes - the DCT is very different under the hood. In this case, though, an automatic transmission is - for all intents and purposes - a transmission that does not require the driver to handle shifting at all. The DCT fits in this category.