METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING FUELING STATION WAIT TIMES

A system is provided for estimating the time required for a vehicle to visit a fueling station. The system includes a fueling station server associated with the fueling station and configured to transmit, over a network, a plurality of fueling station parameters. The system also includes sensors within the vehicle; a navigation system configured to provide navigation data; and a non-transitory memory storing fuel tank parameters for the vehicle. The system also includes a processor within the vehicle configured to: based on the navigation data, determine a travel time required for the vehicle to reach the fueling station; based on the fueling station parameters, sensor data, and the fuel tank parameters, compute a fueling time required for the fueling station to fill the fuel tank; and compute a total time requirement, including the travel time and the fueling time.