I am rather (in)famous for my anti-technology rants. I made my living from my teenaged years all the way through to (early) retirement in the "high technology" field - I really don't have a problem with technology when it makes sense and improves my life. Car tech ain't it. I was an avid subscriber to "Automobile" magazine from just after its inception until 2016 - when I wrote them a letter wishing them well, but that I was no-longer interested in new cars because of all the expensive, unreliable, and un-necessary "technology".
Yes - the "package mentality" of the North American automotive market is a huge part of the problem as well. Its my understanding that elsewhere in the world, ordering a car by LINE ITEM is the norm. Packages are now killing the cable TV business as consumers opt to stream by essentially "line item" instead of having to buy 100 channels you don't want to get the 2 that you do. I'm hoping the same happens to the car business.
The only "technology" I want in a car is A/C and cruise control. I don't want effete affectations such as all the power crap, automatic transmissions, computerized "driver assist" crap, I detest leather and loathe power seats, and most of all I don't want a gigantic i-Phone on my dashboard or some kind of subscription plan I have to pay for. Full disclosure: I am a smartphone refusenik as well. Most overpriced, crippled, useless gadget ever devised.
What really gripes me is the cost of the electronics. I'll be the first to admit that the now universal computer controlled engines run and cold start a lot better than the "good old days". The computer costs $100 or less to make, but is priced obscenely when you have to replace it - and you WILL have to replace it sooner or later. Long term, electronics are NOT reliable, I've fixed enough to know this. Never mind the bug ridden software that is found in everything these days, with latency, latency, latency everywhere. The code monkeys grinding this crap out apparently not only didn't pass CS-101, many obviously didn't even *take* CS-101. Examples are legion. Adding a microprocessor to everything whether or not it actually benefits from one is just crazy. Adding a touch screen to a car is ludicrous, even the CarCos are starting to figure this out and the "safetycrats" are having a field day on this subject!
Thus I consider the Roxor to be a pretty much perfect vehicle!
Blah, blah, blah - I could go on for days - I'll try to shutup and not bore everybody (including myself)!