Vehicle control apparatus and vehicle provided with the same

摘要

A vehicle control apparatus includes: a transmitting and receiving circuit 19 that transmits a drop detection code request signal for checking whether a smart key 50 is located within a specified range from a motorcycle 1 to the smart key 50 at specified intervals; the transmitting and receiving circuit 19 that receives a drop detection code signal transmitted from the smart key 50 having received the drop detection code request signal; and a control section 14 that stops the transmitting and receiving circuit 19 from making transmission of the drop detection code request signal at specified intervals when the motorcycle 1 is substantially in a stop state in a state in which a communication system constructed of the transmitting and receiving circuit 19 and the smart key 50 is on.