Uber hires two hackers to work on self-driving cars' defenses

Uber Technologies Inc. wants to make self-driving cars and naturally, it doesn’t want people to hack them.

According to the Wall Street Journal, the ride-hailing company hired two well-known car hackers, including Charlie Miller, a Twitter employee based in St. Louis.

Miller and Chris Valasek caused a stir earlier this summer when they were able to bring a Jeep Cherokee to a stop on a St. Louis highway by wirelessly hacking its entertainment system.

The two will work for for the Uber Advanced Technologies Center in Pittsburgh.

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