VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE

A vehicle control device has a prediction unit that predicts a stopping position of a vehicle T, a gradient identification unit that identifies the amount of gradient in the road surface at the stopping position predicted by the prediction unit a weight identification unit that identifies the weight of the vehicle T, and a braking control unit that brakes the vehicle T by changing the pressure of the brakes of the vehicle T at a changing velocity determined on the basis of the amount of gradient identified by the gradient identification unit and the weight of the vehicle T.