An in-vehicle input apparatus comprising: an input unit comprising at least one sensor attached to a steering wheel of a vehicle and configured to: sense contact by a user with a rim of the steering wheel of the vehicle; and output at least one input signal based on the sensed contact by the user with the rim of the steering wheel of the vehicle; at least one processor configured to: monitor, over time, the at least one input signal; based on the monitored at least one input signal, determine a change of a contact region where a hand of the user contacts the rim of the steering wheel of the vehicle; determine, based on the determined change of the contact region where the hand of the user contacts the rim of the steering wheel of the vehicle, a control operation for the vehicle; and generate a control signal based on the determined control operation for the vehicle, wherein the at least one input unit comprises: a first input unit configured to generate a first user input signal based on a change of a first contact region where a first hand of the user contacts the rim of the steering wheel; wherein the processor is further configured to: receive, through the first input unit, the first user input signal as a first type of signal based on a change in a rotation along a first direction toward the user, or as a second type of signal based on a change in a rotation along a second direction away from the user; characterized in that the processor is further configured to: receive the first type of signal and then subsequently receive the second type of signal within a preset time after the first type of signal is received through the first input unit; and generate a control signal different from control signals individually generated based on the first type and second type of signals, as the first type of signal is received and then the second type of signal is received. an input unit comprising at least one sensor attached to a steering wheel of a vehicle and configured to: sense contact by a user with a rim of the steering wheel of the vehicle; and output at least one input signal based on the sensed contact by the user with the rim of the steering wheel of the vehicle; sense contact by a user with a rim of the steering wheel of the vehicle; and output at least one input signal based on the sensed contact by the user with the rim of the steering wheel of the vehicle; at least one processor configured to: monitor, over time, the at least one input signal; based on the monitored at least one input signal, determine a change of a contact region where a hand of the user contacts the rim of the steering wheel of the vehicle; determine, based on the determined change of the contact region where the hand of the user contacts the rim of the steering wheel of the vehicle, a control operation for the vehicle; and generate a control signal based on the determined control operation for the vehicle, monitor, over time, the at least one input signal; based on the monitored at least one input signal, determine a change of a contact region where a hand of the user contacts the rim of the steering wheel of the vehicle; determine, based on the determined change of the contact region where the hand of the user contacts the rim of the steering wheel of the vehicle, a control operation for the vehicle; and generate a control signal based on the determined control operation for the vehicle, wherein the at least one input unit comprises: a first input unit configured to generate a first user input signal based on a change of a first contact region where a first hand of the user contacts the rim of the steering wheel; a first input unit configured to generate a first user input signal based on a change of a first contact region where a first hand of the user contacts the rim of the steering wheel; wherein the processor is further configured to: receive, through the first input unit, the first user input signal as a first type of signal based on a change in a rotation along a first direction toward the user, or as a second type of signal based on a change in a rotation along a second direction away from the user; receive, through the first input unit, the first user input signal as a first type of signal based on a change in a rotation along a first direction toward the user, or as a second type of signal based on a change in a rotation along a second direction away from the user; characterized in that the processor is further configured to: receive the first type of signal and then subsequently receive the second type of signal within a preset time after the first type of signal is received through the first input unit; and generate a control signal different from control signals individually generated based on the first type and second type of signals, as the first type of signal is received and then the second type of signal is received. receive the first type of signal and then subsequently receive the second type of signal within a preset time after the first type of signal is received through the first input unit; and generate a control signal different from control signals individually generated based on the first type and second type of signals, as the first type of signal is received and then the second type of signal is received.