VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD

An ECU of a vehicle control apparatus determines that an erroneous operation to an accelerator pedal has been performed, when both a prerequisite condition and an additional condition are satisfied. The prerequisite condition: an operation amount of the accelerator pedal becomes greater than a high threshold after an increasing rate of the accelerator pedal operation amount becomes great at a driving range. The additional condition is satisfied when at least one of three conditions (1)-(3) is satisfied. The condition (1): a shift position is at a driving range and a first operation to the accelerator pedal is not performed in a first period before the prerequisite condition becomes satisfied. The condition (2): a magnitude of a steering angle of when prerequisite condition becomes satisfied is great. The condition (3): a second operation to the accelerator pedal is performed at a non-driving range before the prerequisite condition becomes satisfied.