And the limits that could be imposed on cars are to prevent people from crashing and killing others and exceeding the speed limit.

I don't see the difference, they're both valid reasons to reduce speed.

Because I tell machines what to do. I don't take orders from a computer.

It is not an order. You tell it what to do and it responds with: "No". To the benefit of the rest of us who have to live with what you "tell" to machines.

It’s not even that it says “no”, in most cases it will be you tell it what to do and it does that while flashing a light on the dashboard to indicate that it may be illegal

The orders come from humans and the machine is informing you that you are breaking the law.

No they are purely regulatory. Most S pedelects are just pedelecs whose software limit was unlocked.

Absolutely incorrect at least in Australia, they are entirely to manage speed in pedestrian areas.

and violating local laws