Just as stupid, Maui. It might be new, but that doesn't mean it's safe either.
Surely, deliberately designing an ATS that will stay dormant when you're Vmin-30 simply because you were in the wrong modes doesn't make sense to me. Airbus doesn't do it, McD didn't do it with the 717 and MD-11, and I assume Bombardier didn't do it with the C Series/A220.
What about an oddball emergency where the crew had to get back ASAP or were forced into a rapid arrival due to say fuel, like that 777 in Singapore/Indo. A simple mode stuff up crashes the jet. Where's the logic in that?