The Batmobile and KITT have nothing on the “smart” police cars coming to UH. These special law enforcement vehicles are about to get a high-tech makeover courtesy of a $1 million National Institute of Justice (NIJ) grant. Highlighting the growing partnership between academia, industry and the law enforcement community in fighting crime across the country, UH engineering researchers are developing advanced technologies to equip these vehicles — known as “smart” cars — with the latest law enforcement technologies to further enhance officers’ crime-fighting capabilities. The state-of-the-art police car and SUV coming to campus will serve as test beds for mobile command centers.