I wouldn't be opposed to there always being a "dumb" car tier where we don't get screens instead of buttons. Can you imagine getting privacy back in the car you bought? No more data-thirsty "assistants"!

You still need a chip to calibrate mechanical part thresholds, and if certain parts are manual geared but autohandled, the chip needs to calibrate and memorise clutch positions.

Why is this more sensitive than people being able to replace brakes, brake calipers, brake cylinders, headlights, etc. etc?

Why is there now a panic about it?

(Yes, I know the answer is: the manufacturer wants to extract money from it, but let's play this game where we defend corpos.)