Electric Vehicles: Buses
Commons · Question 104976 · Tabled 12 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Luke Akehurst
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the risk that electric buses operating in the UK could be remotely rendered inoperable via their internet-connected systems by hostile state actors.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 26 Jan 2026
The Government takes national security seriously and recognises the systematic challenges of increased connectivity and the cyber security implications for almost every area of government policy, including vehicles. My Department works closely with the tr...