"The car industry is set to undergo a fundamental change as the deployment of EVs is expected to continue to show double digit growth, with multiple new market entrants, encouraged further by clean air initiatives from 2025 to reinforce trends. Additionally, greater automation and the prospect of the driverless car is looming, where from 2020- 2030 onwards initial offerings from major OEMs are expected. EVs and Level 4 &5 Fully Autonomous Vehicles (AV) will utilise Regenerative Braking Systems (RBS) which introduces a fundamentally new method of decelerating the vehicle. This means the need to convert kinetic into thermal energy is significantly reduced and foundation brakes can therefore, can be fundamentally re-designed. Right now, the vast majority of cars use braking components (calipers and discs) made from heavy grey cast iron -the material of choice for the last 80 years and deployed on almost all cars. The only alternative is carbon ceramic technology -- extremely expensive, taking months and vast amounts of energy to manufacture. **Full-Stop** offers the market a third alternative, -a viable system that is far lighter than cast iron but with matching performance in all industry standard tests, but also with comparable cost, -with a simple manufacturing process that's fast and clean. Full-Stop utilises the latest advances in high temperature tolerant composite materials, to deliver a foundation braking system (Callipers/discs and pads) with a 60% weight saving, whist still performing to the highest rating for these safety-critical components. **Full- Stop** brings together two preceding Innovate-UK initiatives -- 1) BRAKETHRU, a 2yr program focused on the composite brake disc, where a new disc architecture was born and is now being patented. 2) CABTEC -- a short study focused on developing polymer composite calipers and lightweight brake pads, where feasibility had been demonstrated and a first prototype produced by project end (March-2018). **The Full --Stop** objective is to raise the TRL level and prepare for commercialisation. Whilst the BRAKETHRU outcomes are extremely encouraging, a more extensive longer term testing programme is required, along with a whole raft of OEM-specific, and environmental testing in order to establish performance under all feasible conditions together with demonstrating the scalability to other vehicle types, and investigate noise performance, corrosion resistance and other desirable commercial aspects. CABTEC needs to progress into a full R&D program involving several more iterations of the current composite calliper prototype, and a full on-vehicle test programme."

CAB-TEC is a new type of automotive braking system for future Low Carbon Vehicle’s. The aim is to provide this emerging industry with a lightweight and cost-effective alternative to heavy metal componentry such as grey cast iron - the traditional material of choice for over 50 years. In future LCV’s, weight will be critical, where currently, car makers still have to fit cast iron rotors to their vehicles as no economically viable lightweight alternative exists. The weight burden does not merely extend to the rotors themselves [65kg for family saloon], it also forms part of the vehicle un-sprung weight. Unsprung weight reduction is highly beneficial for improving fuel economy and a key enabler that then allows the onward safe reduction of the sprung weight in modern vehicles, where any reduction has a positive effect on acceleration and cornering and also improves the ability of the suspension in maintaining tyre grip. The fuel savings from unsprung weight reduction are far more substantial than achieved by equivalent reductions to the car body. CAB-TEC is a 4 partner 1yr feasibility initiative, bringing together knowhow from the world of automotive friction materials, car brake system design, and the composites industry.

BRAKE-THRU is a new type of automotive braking system for future Low Carbon Vehicle’s. The aim is to provide this emerging industry with a lightweight and cost-effective alternative to grey cast iron rotors - the traditional material of choice for over 50 years. In future LCV’s, weight will be critical, where currently, car makers still have to fit cast iron rotors to their vehicles as no economically viable lightweight alternative exists. The weight burden does not merely extend to the rotors themselves [40kg for family saloon], it also forms part of the vehicle un-sprung weight. Unsprung weight reduction is highly beneficial for improving fuel economy and a key enabler that then allows the onward safe reduction of the sprung weight in modern vehicles, where any reduction has a positive effect on acceleration and cornering and also improves the ability of the suspension in maintaining tyre grip. The fuel savings from unsprung weight reduction are far more substantial than achieved by equivalent reductions to the car body. BRAKE-THRU is a 6 partner 2yr initiative, bringing together knowhow from the world of automotive friction materials, car brake system design, and the composites industry.