STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:
Good morning. I'm Steve Inskeep. Actor David Hasselhoff is selling a Pontiac Firebird Trans Am.
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WILLIAM DANIELS: (As KITT) I'm the voice of Knight Industry 2000's microprocessor - KITT for easy reference.
INSKEEP: The car called KITT, run with artificial intelligence, was his partner in the '80s crime show "Knight Rider."
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DANIELS: (As KITT) May I suggest you put the car in the autocruise mode for safety's sake?
INSKEEP: The fictional car was a kind of TV fantasy. Today, of course, real-life cars can talk to you or drive themselves. It's MORNING EDITION. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.
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