EXTENDED SUPPORT CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS

An extended support control method, performed by a vehicle, includes selecting, by a processor of a computing device, an operation mode of the computing device between a first operation mode and a second operation mode. The method further includes receiving, by the processor, a switch-on signal from a purpose-built vehicle (PBV) Interface Module (PIM), an in-vehicle infotainment (IVI), or a central communication unit (CCU). The method further includes supplying power to a specific-purposed module connected through the PIM, when the computing device operates in the first operation mode. The method further includes providing, by the processor, vehicle data to the specific-purposed module connected through the PIM by receiving a vehicle data provision request signal, when the computing device operates in the second operation mode.