Vehicle control apparatus

A vehicle control apparatus to be applied to a vehicle, the vehicle control apparatus comprising:

• a first traveling motor coupled to a first wheel of the vehicle;
• a second traveling motor coupled to a second wheel of the vehicle;
• and
• a control system including a processor and a memory communicably coupled to each other, the control system being configured to control the first traveling motor and the second traveling motor, wherein
• the control system is configured to estimate a first friction coefficient between the first wheel and a road surface and a second friction coefficient between the second wheel and a road surface, and,
• in a case where the vehicle starts in a situation in which the first friction coefficient, the second friction coefficient, or both are less than a first threshold and a difference between the first friction coefficient and the second friction coefficient is greater than a second threshold,
• the control system is configured to
• increase a power running torque of the first traveling motor after elapse of a first delay time after increasing a power running torque of the second traveling motor, in a case where the first friction coefficient is smaller than the second friction coefficient, the first delay time being set on a basis of the first friction coefficient, and
• increase the power running torque of the second traveling motor after elapse of a second delay time after increasing the power running torque of the first traveling motor, in a case where the second friction coefficient is smaller than the first friction coefficient, the second delay time being set on a basis of the second friction coefficient.