According to Anadolu's report, Ruter, the company responsible for public transport in Oslo, secretly tested two buses during the summer months — one manufactured in the Netherlands and the other in China. The investigation revealed that such a capability does not exist in the Dutch model, while it was found that the manufacturer had installed remote software control in the Yutong electric buses.
Experts emphasized that if this system is used for malicious purposes, the entire electronic infrastructure of the vehicles could be disabled.
This situation has once again brought the issue of digital security and dependence on foreign technologies to the agenda in Europe.
Following the results obtained in Norway, attention turned to Denmark — where 262 Yutong electric buses are currently in operation.
Jeppe Gaard, the head of the Danish transport operator Movia, announced that an investigation has been launched regarding this situation.
European officials are paying attention to the potential for external influence through foreign technologies. Cybersecurity experts, however, stressed the necessity of using national software and servers for transport infrastructure.
It was previously reported that 202 Yutong electric buses had been brought from China to Tashkent.
