Parking support method and parking support device

A parking assist method for assisting parking of a subject vehicle using a parking assist apparatus comprising a controller that guides the subject vehicle to a parking space and a display that displays parking spaces, the parking assist method comprising:

• specifying, with the controller, available parking spaces into which the subject vehicle can be parked;
• when parking spaces are present at right and left with respect to a travel direction of the subject vehicle, setting, with the controller, one of right and left regions to a settable region for the recommended available parking space in accordance with a traveling state of the subject vehicle;
• setting, with the controller, the parking space included in the settable region to a recommended available parking space;
• and
• displaying the recommended available parking space on the display.

A parking assist apparatus comprising:

• a display configured to display parking spaces;
• and
• a controller configured to guide the subject vehicle to a parking space, wherein the controller is configured to:
• specify available parking spaces into which the subject vehicle can be parked;
• detect, using one or both of a sensor and a camera, an available parking space suitable for parking of the subject vehicle from among the specified available parking spaces in accordance with a traveling state of the subject vehicle;
• set the detected available parking space as a recommended available parking space;
• control the display to display the recommended available parking space;
• when the recommended available parking space is displayed in a state in which the subject vehicle decelerates during detection of the recommended available parking space, prohibit the recommended available parking space from changing to another available parking space;
• set the recommended available parking space displayed on the display as a target parking space for the subject vehicle on a basis of an operation by a driver or passenger of the subject vehicle;
• and
• perform automated control of the subject vehicle to park the subject vehicle into the target parking space.