My concern is that future cars will be connected to servers and it will not be disclosed—or they will claim there is an “off” switch but that is just put there to make the owner feel good—with no actual effect.
Good observation.
They are supposedly able to monitor cars 2019 or later that pass light poles with sensors on roads. “You probably visited your illicit lover because after those checkpoints the overhead image showed your car parked there and two human heat scans in the house below.”
New ones will have off switch and governors to keep you from speeding. Saw a work truck with a sign in back “this vehicle cannot exceed 65 mph.” Forgot all about those limiters.
My buddy’s Ford Falcon (1965) didn’t need the sign. It started to shake and shimmy if it passed 60 mph.