8 cool things cars of the future will do

You may think quickly accelerating a car is as simple as mashing the gas pedal to the floor. But that would likely result in a lot of noise, back tires spinning out and you struggling to keep the wheels straight.

That's why many high-performance cars -- including the Dodge Challenger Demon, Ford GT, Acura NSX, and Lamborghini Aventador -- have something called "Launch Control."

The tech works by doling out as much power as possible until sensors detect if the wheels are losing their grip on the road. The system keeps power right on that knife-edge between maximum takeoff and out of control.

While you wouldn't want to do this in a real driving situation, Launch Control is a way to have fun on an open track with the all that horsepower you purchased.