Back in Feb 1990 I was in northern Sweden at the Bosch winter test facility, working on ABS systems. I got to drive a MANN and a Scania Class 8 cabover. In both, I'm in the driver's seat, clutch/brake/throttle pedals on the floor, big engine cover/console to my right and I ask the Bosch guy, "where's the shifter?" Right there, sticking out of the console, no bigger than the shifter in a modern mini-van. For both, a sensor in the shifter knows when you want to shift (after 1st gear) and it declutches as you shift. Not like a 13 speed Road Danger at all.