It sounds similar to what transmissions already do. There's a lot of "prediction" getting the car ready for what the driver is likely to do next. Dual-clutch t

It sounds similar to what transmissions already do. There's a lot of "prediction" getting the car ready for what the driver is likely to do next. Dual-clutch transmissions especially need to anticipate the next move as either an upshift or dowshift. This is just extending that idea to the engine itself.