SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – You probably recognize the name SCOUT by now or you’ve seen the vehicles out on the road. Seminole County’s new transportation service has already completed more than 20,000 rides since it first launched in October.

Our News 6 team took a test ride in November after we heard about long wait times. A trip booked at 1:58 p.m. led to an hour and 36-minute wait before pickup. By the time SCOUT picked up additional passengers on the way, the total journey stretched to nearly two hours.

On Monday, we followed up to see how the county is dealing with the high demand and learned they’re already adding more vehicles to improve service.

“Our vendor Freebee is doing a couple of different things,” Commissioner Amy Lockhart explained. “We have new vehicles being purchase

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