Vehicle driving apparatus

A vehicle driving apparatus, comprising:

• a drive power source;
• a fluid coupling;
• a transmission apparatus;
• and
• a control apparatus for controlling at least the drive power source and the transmission apparatus, wherein
• a rotation of a drive input member driven by the drive power source is transmitted to a shift input member via the fluid coupling and a rotation of the shift input member is shifted by the transmission apparatus and then transmitted to an output member,
• the transmission apparatus includes a plurality of transmission rotary elements and at least one frictional engagement element such that when the frictional engagement element is set in an engaged state, a transmission state in which the rotation of the shift input member is transmitted to the output member is established, and when the frictional engagement element is set in a disengaged state, a non-transmission state in which the rotation of the shift input member is not transmitted to the output member is established, and
• when a state shift command for shifting from the non-transmission state to the transmission state is input into the control apparatus in a state where the drive power source does not generate a driving force, the control apparatus performs a shift input rotation operation before engaging the frictional engagement element and shifting to the transmission state by causing the drive power source to generate the driving force in order to rotate the drive input member and rotating the shift input member via the fluid coupling while maintaining the non-transmission state.