VEHICLE SMART ENTRY SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFOR

A vehicle smart entry system and a method of operating the same may authenticate not only a smart key of a user who attempts to ride in a vehicle, but also a smartphone of the user, thereby improving security. The smart entry system includes a first communication device that communicates with a smart key, a second communication device that communicates with the smart key and a smartphone, and a controller that authenticates a user using a time stamp value received from the smart key through the first communication device, and a time stamp value received from the smart key through the second communication device and a time stamp value received from the smartphone through the second communication device.