I could be wrong but I don't think this distributor is self tuning. It is up to the person tuning the motor to choose the appropriate timing curve for the engine. Just like any other distributor. No magic involved.
The "magic" in this distributor is that to achieve the curve you want you simply program the distributor with your phone. I'm comparing this to the age old skill of working with weights an springs to achieve a desired curve.
This ability to program from your phone is not going to be helpful if you are using an old school phone without bluetooth. Or for poeple like me. Some days using my modern phone to it's full capability can be as challenging as working with weights and springs. lol
In the end tuning still comes down to knowing what curve the engine will want for the application or knowing how to find out what it wants.
If you're handy with a bluetooth device and know how to tune, this distributor looks like it could potentially be a real time-saver. That is if it works as advertised.