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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2024
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Keisuke Hotta, Kariya, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A park assist device that assists in parking of a vehicle includes: a location storage unit configured to store location information of a parking place in a storage unit when the vehicle is parked in the parking place; and a proposal unit configured to, when determination is made based on current location information of the vehicle detected by a positioning sensor of the vehicle that the vehicle is located in a frequently used parking place out of parking places corresponding to the location information stored in the storage unit, propose an occupant of the vehicle to start automatic parking of the vehicle in the frequently used parking place, the frequently used parking place being a parking place where the vehicle has been parked at a predetermined frequency or more.