| KITT is a fictional artificial intelligence built into a black | | | | supercomputer used the so-called Alpha Circuit to |
| Pontiac Trans Am in the popular Knight Rider TV | | | | drive the Pontiac, which can be disabled to run the car |
| series, which ran between September 26, 1982, and | | | | in "manual override" mode. The entire AI can also be |
| August 8, 1986 starring David Hasselhoff as Michael | | | | shut down using a hidden switch and setting dial under |
| Knight. | | | | the dash. |
| The KITT AI was originally created by Wilton Knight, a | | | | KITT was also able to drive the car by himself, even |
| brilliant but eccentric billionaire, and then used by the | | | | better than any human could. It also offered a lot of |
| U.S. government. The artificial intelligence relied an a | | | | gimmicks such the Turbo Boost (which allows to jump |
| Knight 2000 microprocessor which was the center of | | | | over obstaclesby quickly accelerating to speeds in |
| a "self-aware" cybernetic logic module that allowed | | | | excess of 200 mph), a "Tri-Helical Plasteel 1000 |
| KITT to think, learn, communicate and interact with | | | | Molecular Bonded Shell" armored plating which resists |
| humans. It was first installed in a mainframe computer | | | | weapon fire as well as the "Super Pursuit Mode" |
| in Washington D.C.. Later on, Wilton Knight modified the | | | | which was added at a later stage. |
| computer system and implemented it into a Pontiac | | | | Most features could be activated automatically by |
| car to be used by his own association, the Foundation | | | | KITT or manually be the driver, using a multitude of |
| for Law and Government. | | | | buttons and panels in the cockpit - and it had LOTS of |
| The car featured an Anamorphic Equalizer which | | | | features, so here's just a basic list: police lights and a |
| allowed KITT to see, visible as a red scan-bar on the | | | | siren, a grappling hook and winch, a parachute, it could |
| front of the car. The fiber-optic array of electronic | | | | leak oil onto the road or produce smoke, it had a flame |
| eyes could see in all visual wavelengths as well as | | | | thrower, a tear gas launcher, ultramagnesium charges |
| X-Ray and infrared. An Etymotic Equalizer allowed him | | | | to divert heat-seeking missiles, traction spikes, a |
| to hear and his voice synthesizer allowed him to speak | | | | microwave jammer, tracking systems, an onboard |
| in english, french and spanish, and also to simulate | | | | laser powerpack, a bomb sniffer, a medical scanner, |
| other sounds. Furthermore he could smell using an | | | | deflatable tires, self-tinting windows, a voice stress |
| atmospheric sampling device. | | | | analyzer, a rotating license plate, a seat ejection |
| Neither the Knight 2000 CPU clock nor the exact | | | | system and much more (the entire list would be just |
| amount of memory of the KITT AI are known. The AI | | | | too long). |