Quote from ageekinthecity on 22.04.2026, 06:30

Feature Request: Scenic Convoy, Keep the Pack Together

Turn Scenic into a complete group-riding platform by adding real-time location sharing, shared routing, safety monitoring, and rider-to-rider coordination, all natively inside the app.

Core location sharing

• Live position sharing via session link, QR-code or in-app invite, visible on the map during sharing session.
• Session-based sharing that auto-ends when the ride finishes or after a set duration (multiple days for long tours without the need to re-sync).
• Real-time updates with configurable refresh intervals (2 to 10 seconds or near-real-time if P2P streaming).
• Friends' positions overlaid on the active map with distinct colours, avatars and rider names.
• ETA for each rider to the shared destination or next waypoint

Group navigation and routing

• Group lead's GPS route visible to all riders in a primary colour (e.g. blue)
• Each rider's personal or alternative route shown in a distinct colour (e.g. orange) when it deviates from the lead's
• Automatic re-routing to rejoin the group if a rider goes off-track, with options to (a - default) rejoin at the lead's current position, (b) rejoin at the next waypoint, or (c) catch up at the final destination
• Route change suggestions from any rider, submitted for group lead approval before being pushed to the group, or polling style (if enabled).
• Waypoint and regrouping points set by the lead (fuel, coffee, viewpoints) visible to all.
• Rendezvous mode for riders starting from different locations, all navigating to the same meeting point, with ETA for each rider.

Roles and group structure

• Assignable roles: Lead, Sweep/Tail Rider, Standard Rider
• Lead has permissions to define the route, approve changes, and set waypoints
• Sweep rider receives notifications when any rider falls behind a defined distance or stops unexpectedly
• Group lead dashboard showing the full group's position, speed, and status at a glance

Visual experience and rider identity

Borrow the best of what Waze already proves works at scale: a live map populated with visible, personalised user icons that make the group feel present and alive on screen.

• Rider avatars on the map. Each group member appears as a custom avatar at their live GPS position, similar to how Waze displays nearby drivers. Tapping an avatar reveals the rider's name, speed, heading, ETA to the next waypoint, and battery/signal status (privacy configurable).
• Avatar customisation. Riders choose from a library of motorcycle-themed avatars (sport bike, adventure, cruiser, touring, scooter) or upload a photo. Optional bike-type indicator so the group can see at a glance who's on what
• Directional icons. Avatars rotate to show the direction each rider is heading, making it easy to spot who's ahead, behind, or off on a detour
• Status badges. Small icons layered on the avatar to indicate stopped, low fuel, low battery, SOS, or "catching up", similar to Waze's mood/status indicators
• Clustering at distance. When zoomed out, nearby riders cluster into a group icon with a count, expanding back into individual avatars as you zoom in
• Lead rider crown/flag. Subtle visual marker on the group lead's avatar so everyone knows who's setting the route

Safety and status awareness

• Separation alerts when a rider drops more than a configurable distance (e.g. 500m, 1km, 2km) from the group
• Stopped-rider detection, flagging riders who have been stationary for longer than expected
• Battery and signal status for each rider visible in the group panel
• SOS/emergency broadcast button that alerts the entire group with the rider's last known position, and that something is wrong.
  • (automatic fall detection?)
• Low-fuel broadcast (manual input) so the riders can advise fuel is running low.

Communication

• Quick preset messages ("Stopping for fuel", "Pulling over", "Catch you at next waypoint") sent to the group without typing
• Optional voice ping or in-app push-to-talk for helmet intercom integration (Cardo/Sena) - VoIP group call.

Privacy and control

• Granular sharing: riders choose whether to share position, route, speed, or battery status
• Temporary visibility windows (share for the next X hours only, Y days, Indefinitely)
• Option to join a session as "view only" without broadcasting your own position
• Lightweight browser-based viewer for non-Scenic users (read-only) [like family members]

Post-ride

• Group ride summary with all tracks overlaid, total distance, elevation, duration, and stops
• Export combined group GPX for archiving or sharing
• Highlight reel of where the group converged, split, and regrouped

Why it matters

Group rides currently depend on stitching together WhatsApp Live Location, Glympse, Find My, and intercom apps. This breaks focus, drains battery, and fails when one rider loses signal. A native Scenic implementation would consolidate navigation, coordination, safety, and communication into a single tool purpose-built for motorcycling.

Competitive differentiation

No mainstream motorcycle navigation app currently offers a complete, native group-riding experience. Kurviger and Calimoto focus on curvy-route generation. Rever leans on community-shared routes. Waze and Google Maps ignore motorcycling entirely. Riders are forced to cobble together WhatsApp, Glympse, Find My, and intercom apps to coordinate a single group ride.

Scenic Convoy would close that gap and establish Scenic as the only end-to-end motorcycle navigation platform, combining the curvy-route planning riders already love with real-time group coordination, safety monitoring, and rider-to-rider communication in one app. This is the kind of feature that turns Scenic from "a great navigation app" into "the app every group ride organiser insists everyone installs before the trip."

The network effect is significant: once one rider in a group adopts Scenic for Convoy, the rest follow. That is a defensible, sticky differentiator no competitor can match without rebuilding their product around it.

Roadmap Proposition

M0 ─── M4 ── M7 ── M9 ── M12 ── M14 ── M17 ── M19 ── M21 ──────── M27
 │      │     │     │     │      │      │      │      │            │
 ▼      ▼     ▼     ▼     ▼      ▼      ▼      ▼      ▼            ▼
[MVP]─[1.1]─[1.2]─[1.3]─[1.4]──[1.5]──[1.6]──[1.7]──────────────[2.0]
 │     │     │     │     │      │      │      │                   │
Live  Shared Rider Safe  Roles  Comms  Priv   Post-               Platform
Track Route  ID    +SOS  +Lead  +PTT   +View  Ride                Android
                                                                   CarPlay

MVP (v1.0)   Live group tracking, up to 8 riders, shareable link
v1.1         Shared routing, lead route, auto re-route, waypoints
v1.2         Avatars, directional icons, clustering, lead marker
v1.3         Separation alerts, stopped-rider, SOS, fuel, battery
v1.4         Lead/Sweep/Rider roles, dashboard, rendezvous mode
v1.5         Preset messages, voice ping, Cardo/Sena integration
v1.6         Granular privacy, view-only mode, browser viewer
v1.7         Ride summary, GPX auto-sync, highlight insights reel, history
v2.0         Android, CarPlay, clubs, events, third-party API