VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE

Provided is a vehicle control device that can reduce the discomfort to the driver and the influence on an object to be loaded and prevent collision damage. A vehicle control device controls the deceleration of a vehicle based on the distance and the relative speed between the vehicle and an obstacle in front of the vehicle. The vehicle control device includes a control unit that sequentially performs initial braking and main braking on the vehicle . The control unit controls a timing of the initial braking based on the estimated weight of the vehicle including the weight of an object to be loaded without changing a timing of the main braking.