(Posted on Aug 16, 2018 at 10:07PM by Danielle Smyth)
Awhile back, we talked in this column about how INFINITI was going to be using LIDAR technology and its own vehicles to retrace the steps of 1920s explorer Roy Chapman Andrews in the Gobi Desert. You might recall that this famous scientist was the basis of the Indiana Jones story.
A recent update from the field provided colorful details on this amazing tale. The article's author, Steven Ewing, went on the excursion himself and drove a QX80, a powerful crossover. Other new technologies used included drone-powered multispectral and thermal cameras that work wonders for paleontological methodology. Experts, including those who worked with NASA on missions to Mars, came along for the ride.
Impressively, over the 20-day excursion, 35 team members discovered over 250 new fossil locations and hundreds of bones. Some of the mammals they found were not previously known to have existed in the Gobi Desert.
Infiniti provided a fleet for the desert trip, including the 2019 QX50, QX60, and QX80. Much of the driving was off-road, and Ewing loved every minute of it thanks to the comfort of the crossovers.
The QX80 has played a tremendous role in the success of this excursion. Want to start your own adventure? Hurry in toINFINITI of Tacoma near Lynnwood, Washington, and take a test drive of this amazing 2017 model!
