Vehicle control apparatus and method thereof

A vehicle control apparatus, comprising:

• a memory storing a program instruction;
• and
• a processor configured to execute the program instruction,
• wherein the processor is configured to:
• obtain operation data including at least one of a required power value of a vehicle, a speed of the vehicle, transmission efficiency, a gradient angle, or any combination thereof, in a state in which a change in the speed of the vehicle is maintained within an error range;
• calculate total mass of the vehicle, the total mass including at least one of tolerance mass of the vehicle, mass of a passenger who rides in the vehicle, mass of an object loaded into the vehicle, mass of fuel of the vehicle, or any combination thereof, based on the operation data, wherein the processor is configured to calculate the total mass of the vehicle based on only the operation data obtained in a state in which the vehicle does not proceed with shift;
• calculate predicted data including at least one of a ratio of a time when the vehicle travels in a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) mode to a total driving time of the vehicle, a state of charge (SOC) of a battery of the vehicle, a load on a road in front of the vehicle, or any combination thereof, based on the calculated total mass of the vehicle or predetermined default mass;
• and
• control the vehicle based on the predicted data.