An embodiment of a method for controlling a vehicle using a vehicle control apparatus includes determining a main occupant in a situation in which an occupant is in the vehicle, determining whether to change a route based on a conversation between the main occupant and a non-main occupant, a voice of the main occupant, or a facial expression of the main occupant, providing a determination result to the main occupant or the non-main occupant, wherein the determination result is displayed or announced by voice, and driving the vehicle based on the determination result.