(Bloomberg) -- Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV is offering asoftware patch to close a loophole that let two hackers takecontrol of a moving Jeep sport utility vehicle in anincident spotlighting the vulnerability of connected autos.
The company responded a day after Wired magazine published a story about thesoftware programmers who were able to take overa Jeep Cherokee while it was being driven on a Missourihighway. Fiat Chrysler said in a statement Tuesday that it’s notaware of any real-world unauthorized remote hack into any of itsvehicles.
“This is a very big wake-up call for the industry that showsthey have a weakness,” said Egil Juliussen, director of researchfor consultant IHS’s automotive technology group. “They are worriedabout it and thinking about what they need to do. But it will beawhile before cars are safe from a hacking attack.”
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