In some ways, Automan was somewhere in-between TRON and the Knight_Rider_(1982_TV_series).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4DWOn_4QqQ
"Automan (the "Automatic Man") follows the adventures of a police officer and computer programmer named Walter Nebicher (Desi Arnaz Jr.), who has created an artificially intelligent crimefighting computer program that generated a hologram (played by Chuck Wagner) able to leave the computer world at night and fight crime."
"Nebicher could merge with Automan to become one being, sharing consciousness and skills, while retaining Automan's invulnerability.
Cursor was his sidekick, a floating, shifting polyhedron which could "draw" and generate physical objects as needed. The most common forms taken were an automobile (the Autocar), an airplane, and a helicopter, all of which could defy the laws of physics." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automan#Synopsis
Automan didn't last that long because it needed todays CGI, but the premise remains interesting.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knight_Rider_(1982_TV_series)#Production
"Self-made billionaire Wilton Knight rescues police Detective Lieutenant Michael Arthur Long after a near-fatal shot to the face, giving him a new identity (by plastic surgery) and a new name: Michael Knight. Wilton selects Michael to be the primary field agent in the pilot program of his public justice organization, the Foundation for Law and Government (FLAG). The other half of this pilot program is the Knight Industries Two Thousand (KITT), a heavily modified, technologically advanced Pontiac Firebird Trans Am with numerous features, including a highly durable shell and frame, controlled by a computer with artificial intelligence. Michael and KITT are brought in during situations where "direct action might provide the only feasible solution".
Heading FLAG is Devon Miles, who provides Michael with directives and guidance. Dr. Bonnie Barstow (season 1, 3 and 4) and April Curtis (season 2) are the chief engineers in charge of KITT's care and act as a technical assistant to Devon." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knight_Rider_(1982_TV_series)#Plot
Automan and Knight Rider both feature AI entities assisting benevolent people.
