Lightspeed's instinctive abilities make him one of the best racers on Cybertron, but when it comes to actual knowledge, he's far better at quantum physics than he is at the more technical aspects of racing. His shortcomings in knowledge extend to understanding other beings as well. He lacks empathy for other people's feelings, and a problem with his sensors means he sometimes can't even tell the difference between his fellow Autobots, period. He combines with the other Technobots to form Computron.