VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD THEREFORE

A vehicle control device includes a sensor that acquires driving information of a vehicle, a drive motor that controls a longitudinal behavior of the vehicle, and a processor connected to the sensor and the drive motor. The processor determines an initial target longitudinal acceleration based on the driving information, determines a target longitudinal acceleration to reduce a longitudinal jerk determined based on the initial target longitudinal acceleration and a longitudinal acceleration tracking degree determined based on the initial target longitudinal acceleration, and controls the drive motor using a torque calculated based on the target longitudinal acceleration.