For a passenger, the minivan is great. Whenever I get an Uber with a minivan I’m thrilled. They are also super functional - if you want to carry something you can often remove the rear seats completely and have as much room as a pickup bed.
All of that said, I've never been able to fully convince my wife that we should get a minivan, due to all of the negative stereotypes. All I get is "No. I'm not a soccer mom."
And then we buy a ridiculous $50k Ascent...
I'm not a fan of the driver assist nonsense. That stuff is dangerous. It actually yanks on the steering wheel, but of course it has no clue about the real world (no strong AI here) and obviously impedes safe control of the vehicle. Fortunately there is a way to turn that nonsense off. It probably still phones home with photos, GPS, and more.
It does have decent performance, particularly on slippery surfaces. To beat the Ascent you'd probably have to pay more or give up that 8th seat.