DRIVE ASSIST DEVICE

Disclosed is a drive assist device including: a driver state detection unit that outputs a control start signal; a consent confirmation unit that inquires of a driver, when receiving the control start signal from the driver state detection unit, whether the driver consents to execution of an emergency evacuation control for stopping a vehicle at a safe position regardless of a driving operation of the driver, and receives a reply to the inquiry from the driver; a control section that executes the emergency evacuation control when receiving a consent reply of the execution of the emergency evacuation control from the driver by the consent confirmation unit; and an erroneous operation determination unit that determines whether the driving operation of the driver is an erroneous operation, in which the control section limits the driving operation of the driver when it is determined that the driving operation of the driver is an erroneous operation by the erroneous operation determination unit in a period from the time when the control start signal is received by the driver state detection unit to the time when the consent reply of execution of the control is received by the consent confirmation unit.