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UK investigates whether buses made in China can be turned off from afar

Investigation comes after Norway found Yutong vehicles could be ‘stopped or rendered inoperable’ by Chinese company

The UK government is investigating whether hundreds of Chinese-made electric buses on British roads could be remotely deactivated, in the latest sign of concern about Beijing’s role in the country’s infrastructure. 

Transport officials are working with the National Cyber Security Centre to assess whether Yutong, the world’s biggest bus maker, has remote access to the vehicles’ control systems for software updates and diagnostics.

The probe follows an investigation in Norway that found Yutong buses could be “stopped or rendered inoperable” by the Zhengzhou-based company. Those findings have also prompted Denmark to launch its own review.

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