Risky Chinese Electric Buses Spark Aussie Gov't Review

The article summarizes Ruter's security testing of Yutong electric buses and related government reviews (Norway, Denmark, UK, Australia), finding that manufacturer remote access and OTA/update/telemetry channels expose the vehicles' CAN bus and battery/power systems to potential remote attacks; some update vulnerabilities were patched and no purpose-built backdoors or evidence of active exploitation were found. Recommendations focus on restricting remote access, hardening update/telemetry mechanisms, and imposing stricter security requirements for future procurements to mitigate national-security and fleet-wide risks.