The very cheap cameras don't seem to have improved much, they are still using the same chips. The better ones have improved a lot.
For turning the sound off, the VS1 has a voice command, for more settings you need to use the phone app, if you want fine control over the video, you need to do that in your video editor after recording, but it does store rather more detail and less noise, so you can adjust it more than you could with the older cameras.
For ease of moving vehicles, Viofo normally sell extra mounts, although I'm not sure the VS1 has one available in the shop yet, you might need to ask for it. Also, have a read of:
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