Can Chinese-Made Buses Be Hacked? Norway Drove One Down a Mine To Find Out

An anonymous reader shares a report: This summer, Oslo's public-transport authority drove a Chinese electric bus deep into a decommissioned mine inside a nearby mountain to answer a question: Could it be hacked? Isolated by rock from digital interference, cybersecurity experts came back with a qualified yes: The bus could in theory be remotely disabled using the control system for the battery.
The revelation, presented at a recent public-transport conference, has spurred officials in Denmark and