(Bloomberg) -- Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV is offering a software patch to close a loophole that let two hackers take control of a moving Jeep sport utility vehicle in an incident spotlighting the vulnerability of connected autos.
The company responded a day after Wired magazine published a story about the software programmers who were able to take over a Jeep Cherokee while it was being driven on a Missouri highway. Fiat Chrysler said in a statement Tuesday that it’s not aware of any real-world unauthorized remote hack into any of its vehicles.
“This is a very big wake-up call for the industry that shows they have a weakness,” said Egil Juliussen, director of research for consultant IHS’s automotive technology group. “They are worried about it and thinking about what they need to do. But it will be awhile before cars are safe from a hacking attack.”
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