US EditionThis city bought 300 Chinese electric buses — then found out China can turn them off at will
- Ruter, the public transportation authority for Oslo, discovered that electric buses from Yutong could be manipulated by the manufacturer, posing cybersecurity risks.
- Arild Tjomsland stated that the Chinese bus could be stopped or turned off, potentially disrupting operations.
- Ruter reported the test findings to Norway's Ministry of Transport and Communications, leading to a planned risk assessment.
- Ruter's CEO, Bernt Reitan Jenssen, announced plans to enhance cybersecurity measures, including the option to disconnect buses from the internet for local control.
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The Norwegians have found out that some of their electric buses can be controlled from China. The Chinese manufacturer has access to the buses via SIM cards. Particularly explosive: vehicles from the manufacturer also drive in Austria. The transport companies "Ruter" in the Norwegian capital Oslo wanted to know exactly. They examined two electric buses for safety risks. For this they examined a vehicle from the Dutch manufacturer VDL and the Chi…
Ruter, the public transport company in Oslo, has secretly tested the safety of its own electric buses in China. The conclusion is that they can be started and stopped from far away by the Chinese producer Yutong, reports...
Around 850 electric buses used in Norway can be fully controlled from China, which has resulted in a secret test by public transport companies.
The operator Ruter of Oslo discovered that Chinese electric buses Yutong can be stopped and controlled from the manufacturer’s distance by using a SIM folder incorporated from a Romanian mobile network. The security tests confirmed that this digital direct access to the vital functions of high-risk vehicles, encouraging Norway to take urgent measures. Warning is also relevant for Romania, as the Capital Prime has recently purchased 22 trolebuses…
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