So now Chinese buses are a “Trojan Horse”? What a load of crap! 🇨🇳 🐎
Here are the facts: 👇
Denmark’s Movia operates 262 Yutong electric buses. None, zero, have ever been remotely shut down.
The “discovery” came from a test in Norway showing that Yutong has remote diagnostic access, the same standard OTA (over-the-air) maintenance system Tesla, Volvo and Mercedes use.
Movia’s COO even said it plainly: “This is not a Chinese bus problem. It’s a problem for all types of vehicles and devices with electronics built in.”
Yutong confirmed that all data is encrypted, customer-authorised and used only for servicing, not control.
Removing SIM cards (as Norway did) simply disables software updates, not some secret kill switch.
Yet somehow this becomes a “Trojan Horse from China”?
If these buses had been built in the US or Germany, journalists would be calling it “smart connected mobility.”
Let’s call it what it is, another round of Anti-China bullshit dressed up as “national security.”
TROJAN HORSE
“Denmark is taking urgent action with its 262 Chinese buses after Norwegian city made startling discovery while testing them”
These Chinese buses could be accessed remotely from the manufacturer’s HQ in China.
Effectively, Yutong could shut the entire fleet down in seconds through the remote chip.
Norway’s transport authorities quickly took action by removing the SIM cards, which would prevent any hostile takeovers but unfortunately this also blocks any future updates.
This Trojan Horse may occur with ALL Chinese EVs.