I get your point.
is there a technical constraint (or legal/regulatory?) we don’t see there as they are doing it the same way as Jeep has been doing it?
Do the wires dangle or are they secured into a dummy socket?
Have you ever seen a Wrangler? That’s dangling!
But what do you expect? If you can connect/disconnect defroster and wiper to remove the top there must be hose and wires... otherwise Bronco Sport or Explorer will have neatly enclosed...