Future of UK driving test when there are no manual cars?

[fooman]

Sorry if this has been done before, but I was wondering what will happen to the driving test in the future - that is if the future of cars is electric then manual transmission will become obsolete.

While this won't happen straight away there will be a point at which it may become difficult, or not practical, to get instruction in a manual - or as they will be known 'vintage' cars!

Manual cars may still exist in small numbers, would new drivers be essentially prevented from use unless they take their 'vintage' test, or will we just drop the notion of manual / automatic license allowing someone to drive 'stick' if they want, as per the American system.

Thoughts?