A method for managing a vehicle's resource includes: executing at least one application requiring a resource in a first mode, the at least one application associated with autonomous driving process of the vehicle, obtaining driving route information, obtaining, from a position data generation device disposed at the vehicle, location information providing a current location of the vehicle, predicting resource utilization expected to be required in the first mode by using the driving route information and the location information, and switching from the first mode executing the at least one application to a second mode, wherein the at least one application is executed in the second mode requiring less resources than being executed in the first mode based on the predicted resource utilization exceeding a first threshold.