I think the reason why the "car scene" is so common in CGI character movies is because 1. you don't have to animate the legs and - depending on the character's size - hands; and 2. drivers generally don't make eye contact when talking to their passengers, meaning the actor also doesn't have to.
Not an animation expert so I can't say for sure though.
Not an animation expert so I can't say for sure though.
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Still more fun and interesting than 80s gimmick toy robot genocide.