Parking assist apparatus

A parking assist apparatus for guiding a vehicle to a target parking position, comprising:

• an initial position guiding unit configured to guide the vehicle at a predetermined timing to an initial position where vehicle guidance to the target parking position is started, the initial position being different from the parking position;
• and
• an obstacle detecting unit configured to detect an obstacle around the vehicle,
• wherein the initial position guiding unit guides the vehicle to the initial position when the obstacle detected by the obstacle detecting unit is not located on an opposite side to the target parking position with respect to a direction of travel of the vehicle.

A parking assist apparatus for guiding a vehicle to a target parking position, the apparatus comprising:

• an initial position guiding unit configured to guide at a predetermined timing the vehicle to an initial position where vehicle guidance to the target parking position is started;
• and
• an obstacle detecting unit configured to detect an obstacle around the vehicle,
• wherein, when the obstacle detecting unit detects the obstacle located on an opposite side to the target parking position with respect to a direction of travel of the vehicle, the initial position guiding unit guides the vehicle to the initial position with a smaller steering angle than when the obstacle detecting unit does not detect the obstacle located on an opposite side to the target parking position with respect to a direction of travel of the vehicle.