I buy your analogy and it resonates with me. But I was referring to our "personal data". The car transports us from one place to another without taking/owning

I buy your analogy and it resonates with me. But I was referring to our "personal data". The car transports us from one place to another without taking/owning a piece of us. Smartphones take a piece of us, our memories and what shapes our identities...all that make us who we think we are. "Personal Identity depends on consciousness not on substance” ― John Locke