Soroush Salehian Dardashti is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Aeva Technologies Inc., a pioneering company in 4D LiDAR sensing technology for autonomous vehicles and industrial applications. With a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, Salehian Dardashti began his career at Apple Inc., where he spent over four years on the elite Special Projects Group (SPG). There, he contributed to cutting-edge developments in automotive perception systems, including advanced LiDAR and sensor fusion technologies as part of Project Titan, Apple's secretive autonomous driving initiative. In 2017, Salehian Dardashti co-founded Aeva alongside fellow Apple alum Mina Rezk, leaving Apple to revolutionize the LiDAR industry with their proprietary Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) 4D sensing platform. This breakthrough technology uniquely measures both position and instantaneous velocity of objects, enabling superior perception for safe autonomy. Under his leadership, Aeva secured over $350 million in funding from top investors like Lux Capital and Canaan Partners, forged strategic partnerships with Daimler Truck and Nikon, and went public in 2021 via a SPAC merger valued at $1.2 billion. As CEO, Salehian Dardashti drives Aeva's mission to deliver production-ready 4D LiDAR sensors, powering next-generation ADAS, robotaxis, and industrial automation. His visionary approach has positioned Aeva as a leader in long-range, high-resolution sensing, with deployments in commercial trucking and consumer automotive markets, earning accolades for innovation and rapid scaling in a competitive field.