PARKING ASSIST DEVICE AND PARKING ASSIST METHOD

A parking assist device includes: a control device configured to control a host vehicle; and an informing device. The control device is configured to execute automatic parking control. The control device is configured to execute warning control in which the informing device is controlled such that the informing device indicates predetermined warning information when the control device detects that a driver of the host vehicle is in an unsafe state during execution of the automatic parking control. The control device is configured to execute warning restriction control in which indication of the warning information by the informing device is restricted when the host vehicle is traveling in a predetermined specific section during the execution of the automatic parking control.