I don't know what problem you're facing with the detector minigame, as I've personally had no such issue. It could be that your coordinate radars went down, as when they do you can't move those cursors anymore until they get fixed. Otherwise that might be a bug specific to you somehow... it's an unstable build, it happens.
I agree on the drone, though I would wake up to deal with it because it's too damn loud even if it didn't do that automatically. It's part of my "drone doesn't go away on its own" complaint.
I don't play with fall damage, so I wouldn't know about that. I don't like the most dangerous thing in the game being slipping down a hillside.
In my opinion, the new trash is okay because they aren't physics objects anymore until you pick them up. I never had problems personally with performance regarding all the physics objects hanging around, but I imagine some people with less powerful computers probably had issues with that... especially during certain events that shake things up (on that note, I appreciate the option to turn off physics-based events being added).
As for the ATV battery, I think you're actually doing that wrong. You only need to use the wrench (or that tool that does the wrench's job instantly) when taking the battery out. Once the battery is out, you can put a new battery in instantly by just clicking on the ATV with it in your hand, no tool or wait required. It's the same story for the wheels.