It's never been a particularly sophisticated drink and, when it launched, functioned as a sort of proto-alcopop.
Last year, Capital One launched functions using Alexa skills, which employ a chatbot that works with Alexa.
"Oftentimes, we are required to launch one function today and then another totally different function tomorrow," says Lin Zhao, product leader of the Aliware cloud products team.
For instance, the launch control function on BMW's single-clutch sequential-manual gearbox, SMG, was a modified version of the system used in Europe.
Even the launch control function, which automatically gives the best getaway, feels oddly anti-climactic as the Vanquish just squeezes itself into hyperspace.
Zero to 60 performance for the Carrera S is said to be 3.9 seconds when using the launch control function of Porsche's optional sport chrono package, while top speed is listed at 188 m.p.h.
The MOOC that Y Combinator plans to launch will function as an open-to-anyone, lightweight version of YC.
You simply push the dedicated launch monitor function button on the side of the unit, set the unit down on the grass about a foot from your ball, and swing away.
While the Boss 302 was conceived more as a road racer than a drag-race car, the launch-control function behaves much like the two-stage launch systems found in competitive drag racing.
