Aston Dynamics
Aston Dynamics Autonomous Vehicle Braking

Independent braking, engineered for autonomous vehicles.

Aston Dynamics develops and manufactures Electric Hydraulic Brake-by-Wire systems for autonomous vehicles, and delivers customer-specific products and services for land vehicles and large fixed-wing and hybrid drones.

Emergency BrakingLong-Duration Park BrakeCustomisable Primary BrakingAutonomous Land VehiclesFixed-Wing & Hybrid DronesEmergency BrakingLong-Duration Park BrakeCustomisable Primary BrakingAutonomous Land VehiclesFixed-Wing & Hybrid Drones
Australian-engineered
Designed & manufactured
Off-the-shelf + custom
Ready now, or built to spec
All weight categories
Across every size class
Land · Air
Vehicles & large drones
Built for autonomy

The braking layer an autonomous platform can rely on.

Brake-by-wire purpose-built for vehicles with no driver to fall back on. Our Electric Hydraulic platform delivers controlled, independent braking, engineered as production hardware, then tailored to your platform, duty cycle and integration.

Autonomous mobile robot operating in a logistics warehouseWarehouse AMR
// Land

Autonomous land vehicles

Independent, controllable braking for driverless ground platforms across the size range.

Large fixed-wing uncrewed aircraft in a hangarFixed-wing UAV
// Fixed-wing

Large fixed-wing drones

Brake-by-wire actuation engineered for large uncrewed fixed-wing aircraft.

Hybrid VTOL drone on an industrial pad at nightHybrid VTOL
// Hybrid

Hybrid drone platforms

Customer-specific braking systems and services for hybrid drone configurations.

Off-the-shelf solutions

Three braking systems, available today.

Proven, off-the-shelf braking solutions for autonomous vehicles, plus customisable primary braking across all sizes and weight categories.

/ 01

Emergency braking

Rapid, independent stopping for autonomous platforms when it matters most.

// Off-the-shelf
/ 02

Long-duration park brake

Sustained holding force for extended park and hold states without continuous power draw.

// Off-the-shelf
/ 03

Customisable primary braking

Primary braking tailored to your platform, across all sizes and weight categories.

// Built to spec

From light platforms to the heaviest categories.

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  • Off-the-shelf emergency braking & long-duration park brakes
  • Customisable primary braking, all weight categories
  • Land vehicles, large fixed-wing & hybrid drones
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Aston Dynamics is leading the way in braking technologies for a safer and more efficient tomorrow.
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Aston Dynamics is leading the way in braking technologies for a safer and more efficient tomorrow.