Searching his home for hard drives containing the information they are after (for a defense project named Prometheus), they stumble across a parked Ford Mustang Shelby GT500KR in the garage that they unsuccessfully try to stop.

After an early morning surf, FBI special agent Carrie Rivai receives a call that Graiman, her longtime friend, is dead and leaves her date, a woman she met the night before, to investigate.

Sarah and KITT track down Traceur, who turns out to be her childhood friend, and whom she was involved with has not seen since he left home at 18.

KITT, Sarah, and Traceur find that the mercenaries have reached the motel, but have not found Graiman, as he checked into four different rooms.

Jennifer and Graiman reveal that Traceur's father was a man named Michael Knight and that he drove the first KITT, forcing him to stay away from his family.

Graiman asks KITT to shut down to prevent further infiltration and suggests Traceur drive the car manually.

Traceur and Sarah take KITT to chase after Graiman while Rivai stays with Jennifer's body.

Traceur and Sarah discover KITT's vulnerability to damage, due to the loss of his self-repair capabilities while his system is deactivated.

On the way to Jennifer's funeral, Graiman reveals that he's re-forming the Foundation for Law and Government (FLAG) and offers Traceur the chance to drive KITT.

[2] Other actors who appeared in the movie include Deanna Russo as Traceur's former girlfriend and love interest, Sarah Graiman,[2] Bruce Davison as Sarah's father, physicist Charles Graiman,[2] and Wayne Kasserman as Dylan, Traceur's roommate and friend.

[5] The success of the 2007 film Transformers inspired NBC Entertainment President Ben Silverman to revive Knight Rider.

Two new cast members were also announced; Will Arnett as the voice for the new KITT Mustang, and Sydney Tamiia Poitier as FBI agent Carrie Rivai.

Part of the shutting down procedures of KITT's AI includes the release of the clutch pedal as well as a stick shift manual transmission Other details from the pilot film: Instead of the famous communicator watch, KITT communicates with its operators via a Bluetooth-style wireless headset, and can access wireless phone networks.

Since KITT can tie into numerous computer systems, it is able to emulate many of the functions of the watch, such as unlocking doors.

The 2008 film says that Graiman had a major hand in designing the car and the AI, and was subsequently relocated to protect him and his family.

IGN gave the movie a rating of 5 out of 10 saying, "No one expects Knight Rider to be particularly thought-provoking or deep, but something a bit more enjoyable would certainly be appreciated next time.

"[9] Variety stated, "Unfortunately, even at 200 miles (320 km) an hour the times appear to have passed the concept by, and making "Knight Rider" road-worthy for further adventures will require more than just a tune-up.

[15] Filming on the season began June 23,[16] and the new series ran from September 24, 2008 to March 4, 2009 for just 17 episodes before being cancelled.