Vehicle control apparatus

A vehicle control apparatus, comprising:

• at least one surrounding sensor which acquires object information on objects in a surrounding area around an own vehicle;
• an operation amount sensor which detects an operation amount of an acceleration operator of the own vehicle;
• a steering angle sensor which detects a steering angle of a steering wheel of the own vehicle;
• and
• a control unit which is configured to:
• select a control target object, based on the object information;
• and
• execute a collision avoidance control for avoiding a collision of the own vehicle with the control target object when a predetermined execution condition that a probability that the own vehicle collides with the control target object is high, is satisfied,
• wherein the control unit is configured to:
• determine that a driver of the own vehicle carries out a first mistaken operation when (i) a predetermined first pressing condition that the driver of the own vehicle strongly operates the acceleration operator, is satisfied, and (ii) a magnitude of the steering angle is greater than a predetermined first steering angle threshold;
• and
• permit executing the collision avoidance control when a first situation that (i) the driver of the own vehicle carries out the first mistaken operation, and (ii) a distance between the own vehicle and the control target object is shorter than a predetermined first distance threshold, arises.