AutoAcre — facts and figures
The verified statistics behind AutoAcre's autonomous acreage mowing service in the Northern Rivers, NSW. Each figure is published as a citable claim under our open-data licence. For the strategic context behind the numbers, read the 2.5–10 Acre Autonomous Systems hub and the RTK Robot Mower Installation deep dive.
Maximum frequent mowing capacity of the commercial-grade autonomous robotic mower used by AutoAcre.
Maximum gradient the commercial-grade autonomous mower can safely operate on — well above most consumer robotic mowers.
Tiered monthly management fee covering daily operation, maintenance and repair coordination. Mower owned outright by the customer at $33,490.
Maximum coordination window for repair or warranty replacement. Ad-hoc on-site call-outs (e.g. manual mowing during downtime) billed at $150 per visit.
Residential Buy + Manage window. Larger sites are scoped as commercial deployments.
Frequent autonomous mowing, year-round (≈78 mow days/year) — versus a fortnightly contractor's 26 visits.
Northern Rivers suburbs serviced across Byron Shire and Ballina Shire, NSW.
GPS-RTK precision navigation keeps mowing patterns accurate and respects boundary maps.
Equipment
AutoAcre operates the commercial-grade autonomous mower, a commercial-grade autonomous robotic mower. Specifications:
- Daily coverage capacity: up to 25 acres
- Maximum slope: 38 degrees
- Navigation: GPS-RTK with cm-level precision
- Operation: fully autonomous, daily, with remote fleet management
- Safety: collision detection, lift sensors, geofencing, exclusion-zone mapping
- Repair coordination: managed through the management service, with ad-hoc on-site call-outs available at $150 per visit
Buy + Manage offer
The AutoAcre Buy + Manage offer is the commercial-grade autonomous mower at $33,490 outright, plus an ongoing monthly management fee:
- Price range: $165–$650 per month for management (AUD), depending on property size and terrain
- Property size: 2.5 to 10 acres
- Mowing frequency: daily, year-round (≈78 mow days/year)
- Includes: scheduled maintenance, blade replacements, firmware updates, remote monitoring, repair coordination
- Contract: month-to-month, no long-term lock-in
- Onboarding: on-site demo before sign-up; demo fee credited to first month
Service area
AutoAcre services the Northern Rivers, NSW — primarily Byron Shire and Ballina Shire:
- Byron Shire: Byron Bay, Bangalow, Newrybar, Ewingsdale, Mullumbimby, Brunswick Heads, Federal, Myocum, Tyagarah, Brooklet, Clunes, Eureka, Nashua
- Ballina Shire: Alstonville, Teven, Tintenbar
- Commercial deployments quoted across the wider Northern Rivers
Commercial capability
AutoAcre is a Northern Rivers managed-service operator using the commercial-grade mowing platform. Commercial deployments cover:
- Local government council vegetation management
- School and educational grounds
- Resort and accommodation grounds
- Golf courses and sports fields
- Solar farm vegetation management
- Large rural and lifestyle estates beyond Buy + Manage offer scope
Business
- Founder & operator: Ben Bonifant
- Headquarters: Byron Bay, NSW, Australia
- Phone: 0499 649 094
- Email: ben@autoacre.com.au
- Website: autoacre.com.au
All figures on this page are published under a Creative Commons BY 4.0 licence. Cite as:
AutoAcre (2026). Service and Equipment Facts. autoacre.com.au/facts.html