You might want to look at just pulling the sim card (assuming its physical).

For long term (meaning transfer of vehicle) you might want to buy a second head unit. When you sell the car have it swapped out so none of your history is in it. Because even if you remove the sim it will still collect data, just not be able to send it back home.

There's a lot of variables in threat model and budget though so I just mention these as options, not necessarily recommendations.

Can you pay someone to ride a bike while you sit comfortably in a little covered wagon behind the bike?

I have disabled all kinds of telemetry and radio on many different kinds of cars.

You cannot buy a new car without it.

Your best bet if you’re concerned is to buy an 0s model. Contrary to popular belief, this all became inescapable a little over ten years ago. 0s models with systems like onstar are still acceptable because the 2g cell networks they use to operate simply don’t exist and the system itself was relatively easy to disable and we’ll documented in cases where it’s not easy.

Reply with your needs and habits and I’ll point you at the right model.

I get not wanting the internal camera and telemetry crap, but not wanting the other stuff puts you in the same group of people that opposed seat belts when they first became mandatory for cars.

Backup cams, lane warnings, blind spot detection, and auto breaking are all incredible advancements that have significantly improved vehicle saftey.

The features I don't like are things that take total control of the car like auto pilot, lane merging, auto park, or lane correction. It should not fight you trying to avoid something on the road. A little beep to say, "hey you're leaving the lane" is okay, a little beep to remind you to keep your eyes on the road is theoretically okay (but we all know the massive privacy concerns with that one.)

And to answer your question, yes you can get still cars with less of those features. Often the more advanced automation features are sold as an add-ons package or at higher trim level. Unfortunately, comforts like heated seats or motorized trunks are part of the same package, there is no getting one with out the other.

Short answer is no. All new cars do it. Dealers can't disable it. It is what it is.

There are a few niche cars that don't have all the tracking cruft, good luck getting one.

I drive a 30-yrar-old Honda.

It's totally worth repairing an old car.

Learn more about total cost of ownership (TCO). My car costs a couple thousand a year in repairs and maintenance, but that's significantly less than replacing it would cost. Your car might be similar.

when you buy the car they will most likely try and setup your phone to it to "activate your warrenty" just decline this if they ask you to do anything with your phone say no and just dont link anything for the most privacy an the other features should be able to be disabled in settings

Take a look at this list:

https://www.thetechedvocate.org/10-best-new-cars-for-people-that-dont-care-about-technology/

It's a couple years old, but the info is likely still good.

The automatic emergency braking is probably one of the absolutely best safety features in "recent" cars...and i say "recent" because this has been standard equipment on all trim levels for probably a decade.

Keep your existing car until it gets too expensive to repair. Find a similar car with low miles and then rinse and repeat. Do not waste your money on a new car.

Some cars have a favourite button to disable the more annoying features like driver monitoring and lane assist with one button press once its set up in the menu.

The features are required to be installed by law.

If old means 20 year old to you, I would recommend buying used from around 2015 ish. That seems to be the time things started going "smart". Some not too recent cars can be software modded by good techs/tuner shops to disable stop-start and similar. Probably other annoyances too, but I would assume it's very dependent on make, model etc.

You can maybe look into the base models of cars around 2019-2022. You won’t escape everything completely, but it’s better than getting an old car. I once had a 2020 Kia base model that only had the backup camera among the stuff you listed.

If you live in the USA:

Despite all of the arising automobile safety technologies, there are just a few that are required by regulations. These mandated safety functions consist of Seatbelts, Airbags, LATCH child safety seat system, Tire-Pressure Display, Electronic Stability Control, and Backup Cameras. All-new vehicles will certainly have that tech and in addition, the NHTSA recommends the following Motorist Assistance Technologies:

FWD Crash Warning

Automatic Emergency Situation Braking

Lane Departure Warning

Whether you can ask the dealer to turn them off is dependent entirely on whether the manufacturer will allow them to do that. Generally the manufacturer is the one who allows the dealer access to scan tool tech that would be able to do this and what access they have varies by manufacturer.

There are things you can potentially do yourself including pulling fuses or relays (where applicable), disconnecting antennas (depending on your level of skill to get access), and asking an aftermarket shop to physically disable certain systems.

The main problem with this is, 1. It could void your warranty which may mean you aren't eligible for some warrantable repairs including but not limited to recalls. 2. You could potentially do some damage to systems yourself by accident that you would be on the hook for. 3. You will likely lose other features you paid for. This is of course dependent on how the manufacturer integrated the systems you want to remove or disable.

It may be a better idea to see what options you have to avoid paying for those optional features and make your decision based on what manufacturers allow you to remove them when you order the vehicle. This may be better for you than trying to drive a dealer vehicle off the lot. It will take more time though.

I think if I were you and I had to have a newer car I would try to buy a used car that doesn't have these features you don't want.

My car is a 2012. It doesn't have any of the stuff you mentioned, though I wouldn't mind having a backup camera. I'm also fine with any safety features required by law since those aren't surveillance--it's the privacy-invasive stuff that will keep me driving this car until it's no longer repairable. I put very few miles on it per year now that I'm retired, so it should last a long time.

I'm still interested to see if any replies here have alternatives for bypassing all the surveillance stuff. I saw an article on how to disable/remove the phone-home modem in a particular brand of car, and it was very complicated. You had to disassemble and remove a whole bunch of stuff just to get to it.

Much of it can be done at the fuse level, but you'll need to do your research.

If it's got a physical SIM (perhaps a criterion) pull that for anonymity, do your research to make sure it won't brick the car. eSIM and you're in there pulling antennas and shit, more research.

A lot of infotainment centers can be replaced with third party stuff with good sound systems. Again, research. Honestly, backup cameras are pretty good, you can keep the rest. Physical buttons on the steering wheel for next song and volume are pretty great, as is a heads up speedometer.

Perhaps an old mercedes and put the difference into refurbishing? Older Prius?

Maybe an ebike ? Depending on where you are and what you get it can be pretty much sitting and pressing a button (perhaps a little hacking needed in some places).

TLDR: research, shit's bad out there.

Do you want privacy or none of the technology features?

Many tech features come built in and you may be able to turn them off individually in the car settings, though probably not all features if they're related to safety.

If you're worried about privacy and the car phoning home, then that's a different topic.