Our newer Amana has a couple Auto Sense water settings along with a Deep Water & Deep Water with Extra Rinse settings. Even my yard work clothes come out clean the first time through.
Back to the OP, the local news, both TV & radio, have been doing segments on how specific makes of cars have been reporting to the manufacturers on your driving habits. Maybe, with enough push back, this could be stopped. That's not the way I'd bet on it though.