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Famed Jeep hackers Charlie Miller & Chris Valasek join GM's startup 'Cruise'

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Famed security experts Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek are joining General Motor's self-driving car company, Cruise. They are famous for remotely hacking a Jeep Grand Cherokee in 2015.

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Miller and Valasek are reuniting at the autonomous driving start up Cruise after both independently left ride hailing firm Uber in recent months. The two had separated for a brief period when Miller left Uber to join its rival Didi's self-driving lab in California.

Valasek announced his decision to join Cruise via posts on Twitter and Facebook.

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Miller acknowledged that he, too, had joined the company via Twitter. Valasek and Miller announcing on twitter about getting back

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Uber has confirmed the departure of Valasek in a statement saying "We thank Chris for his contributions to Uber and wish him all the best in his next endeavor.”

Both Miller and Valasek would be heading Cruise's security team.

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