A method in which at least one piezoceramic sensor (15) which converts every mechanical force to which it is subjected into, an electrical signal and that has a Curie temperature higher than 200 DEG C is solidarized directly onto the surface (13) of a metal support element (11) of a vehicle braking element (1) which during use faces towards an element to be braked (3) of a vehicle; in contact with such a surface (13) an electrical circuit (18) is implemented that picks up and eventually processes the electrical signal; the electrical circuit is connected with a connector (20) which is integrated with the metal support element; an electrically insulating layer (12B) is implemented so as to sandwich the at least one piezoceramic sensor (15) and the electrical circuit (18) and a block of friction material (14) with an underlying damping layer (12C) is formed upon the electrically insulating layer; after forming the block of friction material (14) the piezoceramic sensor (15) is polarized by applying a predetermined potential difference to it by means of the connector (20).