Two hackers, Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek, will now be getting a job with the Uber Advanced Technologies Center that is headquartered in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. The duo, hired as security researchers, made headlines earlier this year when they successfully hacked and turned off a car engine while it was still in motion. They also managed to hack into the entertainment system of a Jeep Cherokee that they had purchased together.
SPOKESPERSON SAYS PAIR WILL BE WORKING WITH TOP SECURITY OFFICERS AT UBER
A spokesperson for Uber stated that Valasek and Miller will be working with the company’s top security officers to continue to build a high class safety program at Uber. Valasek and Miller are the same security researchers behind some of the most notorious car-hacking studies to date, and working at Uber is their next automotive challenge. Charlie Miller, who has developed a reputation for hacking Apple devices, tweeted that he was looking forward to starting his new job.
At the moment, robotic experts from Carnegie Mellon University work on automation technology and maps in the Uber center in San Francisco. Uber’s chief executive officer has stated that he hopes that Uber will be a self driving fleet one day. If this does happen, it’s very likely that Valasek and Miller will assist in the development of Uber’s autonomous cars.
EFFORTS WITH JEEP PROMPTED THE FIRST RECALL OF OVER 1.4 MILLION VEHICLES
Their efforts with Jeep, coordinated with manufacturer Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, promoted the first vehicle recall to protect drivers from potentially malicious hacking. The event led to the recall of over 1.4 million Chrysler vehicles.
NEW UBER HIRES COME DAYS AFTER UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA PARTNERSHIP
This news comes only a few days after Uber announced a partnership with the University of Arizona, one that will further develop the technology of autonomous vehicles. This is something that Uber has been working on for a number of months now.
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