Editing Automan (section)

==Features==
The Automan costume appeared to glow on screen due to its [[retroreflective sheeting]] designed by [[3M]]. The fabric was made up of tiny reflective balls, and it was able to reflect nearly 100 percent of the light shone at it (the technique had been used several years earlier for the Kryptonian costumes in ''[[Superman (1978 film)|Superman]]''). The costume also had highly polished plates attached to it to provide the holographic appearance, all enhanced in post-production through [[chromakey]] effects.

The Autocar and Autochopper were the most common vehicles created for transport. Each vehicle would appear or disappear as a sequence of wireframes drawn by Cursor, and were engineered by the special effects team using black props with strips of reflective tape stuck on them. The Autocar was a "brought to life" in the fictional world of the television series by the special effects (FX) team using a real life [[Lamborghini]] [[Lamborghini Countach|Countach]] LP400 as a model.  In the fictional world of the television series, the Autocar had capabilities beyond real world physics, such as being capable of making 90-degree turns without losing control and overtaking merely by [[Strafing (video games)|strafing]] (moving sideways), rather than turning. However, human passengers not properly secured in their seats would often be thrown around inside with the momentum from the sudden position change.  The FX team's Autochopper was based on a real life [[Bell Jetranger]].  The fictional Autochopper, unlike real helicopters, had capabilities no real world helicopter has, such as landing anywhere.  The show also featured a futuristic airplane and motorcycle, while other episodes featured a distinctive handgun and a guitar.

Another prominent feature of the fictional Automan was the ability to "wrap himself" around Walter as a means of protecting him. They would appear as one person, but because Walter was inside Automan, he would inadvertently end up speaking in two voices.

Despite Automan's many fictional powers, he also had his weaknesses.  Automan's excessive use of electricity would often mean he would suffer from power shortage during the daytime, so he was rarely active in sunlight.