I hear you.

But I think that the issues you mention, particularly those related with surveillance, are not issues created by cars. They are issues created by cities.

Many years ago, a coworker of mine said that the more concentrated people are, the less freedom you have. I didn’t understand him back then, but now I do. The surveillance in cities is going to get more intense, whether you own a vehicle or not. Facial recognition cameras, cashless payments… Heck, last summer I went visit my hometown (after having been away 3.5 years thanks to the “pandemic”) and I found out that in order to open the garbage dumpsters you now need an NFC card or an app linked to your household address. Go figure! The surveillance is coming fast, even if not related with cars.