VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF

A vehicle control apparatus and a method thereof are provided. The vehicle control apparatus includes a first controller configured to control communication associated with a vehicle, a controller configured to control one or more hardware components of the vehicle, and memory storing power state information. The first controller is configured to send, based on the vehicle being in a first mode, a first signal for requesting first information associated with the first mode. While the vehicle is in the first mode, the one or more hardware components are operable by the second controller. The first controller is further configured to store, based on receiving the first information from the second controller, power state information, and perform a function to a state of the second controller as indicated by the power state information.