Google Translate now helps read out foreign names on Google Maps

Google is adding a translator feature to Google Maps that enables it to read aloud a location's name and address in the local language. — Google

Google is marrying its Map and Translate services to help users get around more easily in a foreign country.

Google Maps product manager Laszlo de Brissac says a new translator feature is being added to Google Maps that enables a smartphone to speak out a place's name and address in the local language.