Submission + - Oslo tests reveal Chinese electric buses can be switched off remotely (aa.com.tr)
According to a report by Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten on Tuesday, public transport operator Ruter secretly tested two electric buses this summer—one from a European manufacturer and another from China’s Yutong—to assess cybersecurity risks.
The tests revealed that the Chinese bus could be controlled remotely, while the European one could not.
According to Ruter, the manufacturer has access to each bus’s software updates, diagnostics, and battery control systems. “In theory, the bus could therefore be stopped or rendered unusable by the manufacturer,” the company said.