Vehicle assistance apparatus and vehicle comprising same

A vehicle assistance apparatus comprising:

• a communication unit for receiving a remote start request;
• a sensor unit for sensing an object around the vehicle;
• and
• a processor for detecting a remote start restriction element among the objects around the vehicle, setting a restriction level with respect to the remote start restriction element, determining a level of the detected remote start restriction element, and controlling a remote start according to the remote start request to be restricted and performed according to the determined level,
• wherein the restriction level comprises at least one of
• a first restriction level at which the vehicle is positioned in a remote start unavailable area by regulation,
• a second restriction level at which the exhaust gas emission of the vehicle is harmful, and
• a third restriction level at which a person other than the driver is positioned within a predetermined distance of the vehicle.