Sounds like you want to erase my individuality, with all due respect. My aversion is to this concept being forced on me rather than it being developed as a successful niche in the private sector. I would never deny anyone their dream vehicle, but to have that same vehicle imposed on me is something far different (think of the kind of world described in the band Rush’s “Red Barchetta” for example).
BTW, “hidebound” has “reactionary” as one of its synonyms, and that is a word long used by the left in a derogatory sense towards conservatives.
Who said “imposed?” I was decribing a vision for vehicles in the future. The vehicle in the article may be ugly but the CONCEPT behind the vehicle is quite real.
They will be assembled from modular components to suit movement over fashion.
As for “hidebound,” in technology it merely means unable to have vision beyond current pedestrian practices.