Lyft dropped its scooters on Nashville streets Thursday morning.

The company now joins Bird and Lime scooters, which hit the streets earlier this year.

"This marks our first scooter launch in the South as we work closely and collaboratively with cities before we launch our mobility solutions," the company posted online Thursday.

The arrival comes as the Metro Nashville Council considers restricting the number of companies offering electronic scooters.

The council is set to take up an ordinance that would cap the number of dockless electric scooter companies that could operate in Davidson County at four.

The Metro Transportation Licensing Commission would have to grant special permission on appeal to allow any more scooter operators than four under the bill.

The legislation, sponsored by Councilman Jeremy Elrod, comes as dockless Bird and Lime electric scooters have exploded in and around downtown. Each company is capped at maintaining no more than 1,000 scooters in Nashville — but there's currently no limit on how many companies can operate.

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This is a developing story.

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