Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 115447
Buses and Cars: China
Tabled: 24 February 2026
Answered: 3 March 2026
Question
Mr Richard Holden
Conservative — Basildon and Billericay
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of kill switches in Chinese-made (a) cars and (b) buses on cyber security.
Answer
Simon LightwoodModern vehicles – including cars and buses - are increasingly using software to support safer driving, to improve diagnostics and to provide a host of other services such as navigation and entertainment. The Government takes national security extremely se...
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