Uber hires hacking and robotics experts | Insurance Journal

by Hallie Siegel

01 September 2015

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“Uber Technologies Inc. has hired two top vehicle security researchers, the company said on Friday, high-profile additions that come as the ride-hailing service ramps up its work on technology for self-driving cars.

Charlie Miller, who had been working at Twitter Inc., and Chris Valasek, who worked at security firm IOActive, have resigned from their jobs and will join Uber next week.”

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