Before each journey......I switch off the start/stop nanny (unless the car is in sport or sport plus) when the system is inoperative.
I also turn off the dangerous 'so called safety feature' of lane assistance, which drags the cars towards every cyclist or pothole when I pull out to pass.
I also have front collision avoidance feature which slams on the brakes every time it feels I take a corner too fast. I can't switch this off completely, so turn it down to it's least intrusive level. F*ucking hate all this crap.
I am thinking older cars are better for thinking drivers. Maybe a ten year old Mseries low mileage for your next car?. At least this Astra allows me to switch off stop start once for the entire hire priod. VW, I have to do it every time car is started. The hire car has changing screen lane colour if you get too close and a flickering orange light. Thought it was low oil first time it vaguely flickered.
We are in the grey era before the norm is self driving cars with human driven cars being highly regulated. Driving data downloaded to a database trawled by AI looking for offenders ( vigorous braking, acceleration and of course speed limit violations)