INFORMATION PROVIDING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD

An information providing device includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire an intersection area on a travel route that is set by autonomous travel control, the intersection area intersecting with an area in which another moving object can move; a recognition unit configured to recognize a travel environment around a subject vehicle; a determination unit configured to determine, based on the travel environment, whether or not the subject vehicle can pass through the intersection area; and a provision unit configured to provide an onboard terminal and/or an electronic terminal in the subject vehicle with information that notifies that the subject vehicle is approaching the intersection area. The provision unit changes the information in accordance with a determination result of the determination unit while the subject vehicle is traveling to the intersection area. The intersection area includes an intersection provided with a traffic light. The recognition unit, when the subject vehicle turns right or left at the intersection, detects as the travel environment an obstacle present at the intersection and a state of the traffic light. The determination unit determines, based on the state of the traffic light, whether or not the subject vehicle can pass through the intersection. The provision unit, when the determination unit determines, based on the state of the traffic light, that the subject vehicle can pass through the intersection, decreases a degree of emphasis of a display portion for the information. The determination unit, after the provision unit decreases the degree of emphasis, determines, based on a detection result of the obstacle present at the intersection, whether or not the subject vehicle can pass through the intersection. The provision unit, when the determination unit determines, based on the detection result of the obstacle present at the intersection, that the vehicle can pass through the intersection, hides the display portion for the information, or stops provision of the information.