My 22 year old Astra is the most automated car I've ever driven, including later model rentals.
It won't let you remove the key unless the transmission is in park. Won't move out of park unless the brake is being pushed. Beeps like mad if you open the door with the lights still on. Probably standard on most cars these days.
That first sentence on this subject was just that my daughter, only yesterday, told me that the transmission selector in the 2026 Ford Mustang Mach 1 which she is intending to order has that arrangement.
Interesting that this article should pop up today.
Ever since I've had a licence, I've driven cars with the turn indicator stalk on the right of the steering wheel. Since driving the Astra, which is developed from the German Opel, the stalk is on the left. I still regularly turn on the wipers when indicating a turn. Now this:
https://7news.com.au/motoring/this-new-car-trend-needs-to-stop-before-someone-gets-hurt-c-22328111
It gets weirder. I located his entry in the Members list in this forum, but AircraftPilots came up with No Record found, even though there is a Community Map Marker for him there.