The incredibly popular assistive GPS application, Scout, received a pretty nifty update yesterday, which brings users the ability to share their estimated time of arrival (ETA) in real-time with friends – providing they’re all members of the same communal group.

If you wish to take full advantage of the new real-time group ETA sharing, you will need to send an invitation to your friends from within the app. Scout will then generate a unique URL and send it via text or e-mail to the invitee. Once your buddy clicks the link, Scout will launch displaying a turn-by-turn navigation interface. From here, user’s will be able to track each others estimated time of arrival or follow them in real-time on a 3D map.

The full changelog for the update can be seen below:

• Meet up with friends! With real-time group ETA sharing, everyone can see where the others are on a map. All invitees get free voice-guided directions to the destination, no matter what smartphone they have!
• No more “where are you??” texts. Share your ETA with others with OnMyWay® and let them see your real-time progress on a map.
• Find your friends faster. Scout’s intelligent search now includes friends in your contact list so you can drive to them or invite them to meet up easily!

The Scout GPS Navigation & Traffic update is now live in Google Play, and you can download it by clicking the source link below.

• SourceGoogle Play