I hope that I'll be able to buy used ICE cars for the remainder of my life, at least.
I've soured on all modern cars, and especially electric cars, because of their data connections. That's a dealbreaker for me.
With electric, if you set up a solar panel and battery system you have a greater ability to stay private by detaching from the grid and external dependencies(at least until you need to buy a part to fix/maintain your car).
Right now is probably the golden era because its before a lot of the OEM have gotten their act together on making a fully locked down system like Tesla but it still is the EV era so you benefit from the example above.
Yes, I agree. But it's not a thing that would impact my life enough to bother hacking to accomplish it. I can just buy old ICE cars and be fine.
I only have a limited amount of time in each day, and I have to prioritize things.
Well then you have a limit to how much you actually care about your privacy. So really whats the ultimate point then?
Gasoline, however, may become harder to come by. You may have to plan your long-distance trips around the remaining gas stations. I imagine that by then there will be apps to help you plan that trip.