UK transport and cyber-security chiefs investigate Chinese-made buses

A Yutong bus, owned by Norwegian public transport operator Ruter during a test of the vehicle's communication system in Sandvika, Norway. Photograph: Eilif Swensen/AP

The UK is to investigate whether hundreds of Chinese-made buses can be controlled remotely by their manufacturer, amid increasing concerns over Beijing’s involvement in British infrastructure.

The Department for Transport and the National Cyber Security Centre are examining whether buses made by Yutong could be vulnerable to interference.