Vehicle control apparatus and method thereof

A vehicle control method comprising:

• sending, by a first controller of a vehicle and based on the vehicle being in a first mode for a predetermined duration after the vehicle enters an ignition off state, a first signal for requesting first information associated with the first mode, wherein, while the vehicle is in the first mode, one or more hardware components of the vehicle are operable by a second controller;
• storing, in memory and based on receiving the first information from the second controller, power state information, wherein the power state information comprises at least one of:
• the first information associated with the first mode,
• second information associated with the first controller,
• third information indicating a time when the first information was received from the second controller, or
• fourth information indicating a state of charge (SOC) of a battery of the vehicle;
• and
• performing, based on a state of the second controller as indicated by the power state information, a function corresponding to the state of the second controller.

An apparatus of a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:

• communication controller circuitry configured to control communication associated with the vehicle;
• hardware component controller circuitry configured to control a hardware component of the vehicle;
• and
• memory configured to store state information associated with the hardware component,
• wherein the communication controller circuitry is further configured to:
• during a mode in which the hardware component is operable by the hardware component controller circuitry, send, based on a predetermined time duration elapsing after the vehicle enters an ignition off state, a signal for requesting information associated with the mode;
• receive, from the hardware component controller circuitry, data associated with the hardware component, wherein the data indicates a state of the hardware component controller circuitry;
• store, in the memory and based on receiving the data from the hardware component controller circuitry, power state information;
• and
• perform a function corresponding to the state of the hardware component controller circuitry.