Uber hired two security engineers to work on the company's new, self-driving car technology, according to Reuters.
The two engineers, Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek, are the same men who hacked into the Jeep Cherokee remote driving system two months ago, taking over the vehicles, according to TIME.
The hack demonstrated the ease in which hackers could take over these systems, exposing serious and detrimental security flaws that caused Fiat Chrysler to recall 1.4 million vehicles, according to Inquisitr.
At the time of the hack, Charlie Miller worked at Twitter Inc., while Chris Valasek worked at IOActive. They have both since resigned and will begin working at Uber within the week, according to Reuters.
Because of their headline-making hack, the two will be working at Uber's Advanced Technologies Center research lab where they will be entrusted with ensuring the safety of Uber's driverless car project, according to Inquisitr.
Uber also announced on Tuesday that it has entered into a partnership with the University of Arizona where they will be given grant money for research and development of this futuristic project, according to Reuters.
Uber will begin testing these self-driving vehicles in Tuscan, Arizona, however, driverless car prototypes have already been spotted on the road in Pittsburgh, according to Inquisitr.
