Cruise, the autonomous vehicle (AV) division of General Motors Co (GM), revealed today that Nashville will be the next city where its fleet of driverless robotaxis will be deployed. The company’s CEO, Kyle Vogt, made the announcement via Twitter, stating that the driverless Cruise AVs are expected to hit the roads in Nashville within the next few months.

This move marks a strategic expansion for Cruise, as Nashville becomes the seventh city to join its robotaxi-enabled network. Over the past year, Cruise has steadily grown its operations from one city to seven, and there are more cities set to become part of the company’s AV network.

Vogt shared insights on the company’s city-first strategy, emphasizing the use of generalized technology that is later tailored to suit specific environments. As each new city is added, Cruise’s autonomous vehicle system improves and becomes more efficient due to data augmentation, retraining, and validation.

While Cruise is pushing forward with its expansion plans, it faces some skepticism in its current base of San Francisco. City officials, including San Francisco Fire Chief Jeanine Nicholson, have expressed concerns about driverless cars blocking traffic and emergency vehicles, stating in June that autonomous vehicles like Cruise and Waymo are “not ready for prime time.”

Cruise, however, remains committed to improving and refining its technology.