Fuel measurement for fleet vehicles

1. A system comprising:

a sensor associated with a vehicle;

a processor in communication with the sensor; and

one or more non-transitory computer-readable media maintaining executable instructions, which, when executed by the processor, program the processor to perform operations comprising:

determining, based at least partially on the sensor, that a fuel level of the vehicle is increasing;

determining that the fuel level has stabilized based on a threshold time;

determining an amount of fuel added at a fueling location, wherein the fueling location is able to communicate with a first computing device; and

sending, over a network to a second computing device, a communication indicating the amount of fuel added at the fueling location, wherein the second computing device is configured to determine whether to generate a notification based on the amount of fuel indicated in the communication and based on a message from the first computing device,

wherein determining the amount of fuel added comprises:

obtaining, from the sensor, a first value indicative of the fuel level in the vehicle before determining the fuel level is increasing;

obtaining, from the sensor, a second value indicative of the fuel level in the vehicle after the fuel level has stabilized; and

determining the amount of fuel added based on calibration information, the first value, and the second value.

2. The system as recited in claim 1 , wherein determining that the fuel level of the vehicle is increasing further comprises:

obtaining, from the sensor, the first value indicative of the fuel level in the vehicle;

obtaining, from the sensor, a third value indicative of the fuel level in the vehicle; and

at least partially based on a comparison of the first value with the third value, determining that the fuel level of the vehicle is increasing.

3. The system as recited in claim 2 , wherein the sensor is an ammeter, the operations further comprising:

obtaining, as the first value, a first current value indicative of a first resistance value for a variable resistor associated with a fuel gauge;

obtaining as the third value, a second current value indicative of a second resistance value for the variable resistor; and

determining that the fuel level is increasing based on determining at least one of:

a difference between the first current value and the second current value, or

a difference between the first resistance value and the second resistance value.

4. The system as recited in claim 1 , wherein determining that the fuel level has stabilized based on a threshold time further comprises:

obtaining, from the sensor, a third value indicative of the fuel level in the vehicle;

obtaining, from the sensor, a fourth value indicative of the fuel level in the vehicle; and

determining that a difference between the third value and the fourth value is less than a threshold amount;

waiting for the threshold time;

obtaining, from the sensor, the second value indicative of the fuel level in the vehicle; and

determining that a difference between the second value and at least one of the third value or the fourth value is less than the threshold amount.

5. The system as recited in claim 1 , the operations further comprising:

receiving the calibration information in advance, the calibration information based at least partially on a configuration of a fuel tank and a variable resistor associated with a fuel gauge for a model of the vehicle.

6. The system as recited in claim 1 , wherein:

the fuel includes at least one of gasoline, diesel fuel, liquefied petroleum, compressed natural gas, ethanol, hydrogen, or biofuel; and

the second computing device is configured to compare an amount of fuel indicated in the message received from the first computing device with the amount of fuel indicated in the communication for determining a difference, and based on the difference being greater than a threshold amount, generate a notification.

7. A method comprising:

determining, by a processor associated with a vehicle, based at least partially on information from a sensor associated with the vehicle, that a fuel level of the vehicle is increasing;

determining that the fuel level has stabilized based on a threshold time;

determining an amount of fuel added at a fueling location, wherein the fueling location is able to communicate with a first computing device; and

sending, over a wireless network, to a second computing device, a communication indicating the amount of fuel added at the fueling location, the communication causing, at least in part, the second computing device to determine whether to generate a notification based on the amount of fuel indicated in the communication and based on a message from the first computing device, wherein:

the fuel includes at least one of gasoline, diesel fuel, liquefied petroleum, compressed natural gas, ethanol, hydrogen, biofuel, or electricity; and

the second computing device is configured to compare an amount of fuel indicated in the message from the first computing device with the amount of fuel indicated in the communication for determining a difference, and based on the difference being greater than a threshold amount, generate a notification.

8. The method as recited in claim 7 , wherein determining that the fuel level of the vehicle is increasing comprises:

obtaining, from the sensor, a first value indicative of the fuel level in the vehicle;

obtaining, from the sensor, a second value indicative of the fuel level in the vehicle; and

at least partially based on a comparison of the first value with the second value, determining that the fuel level of the vehicle is increasing.

9. The method as recited in claim 8 , wherein the fuel is a liquid and the sensor is an ammeter, the operations further comprising:

obtaining, as the first value, a first current value indicative of a first resistance value for a variable resistor associated with a fuel gauge;

obtaining as the second value, a second current value indicative of a second resistance value for the variable resistor; and

determining that the fuel level is increasing based on determining at least one of:

a difference between the first current value and the second current value, or

a difference between the first resistance value and the second resistance value.

10. The method as recited in claim 7 , wherein determining that the fuel level has stabilized based on a threshold time comprises:

obtaining, from the sensor, a first value indicative of the fuel level in the vehicle;

obtaining, from the sensor, a second value indicative of the fuel level in the vehicle; and

determining that a difference between the first value and the second value is less than a threshold amount;

waiting for the threshold time;

obtaining, from the sensor, a third value indicative of the fuel level in the vehicle; and

determining that a difference between the third value and at least one of the first value or the second value is less than the threshold amount.

11. The method as recited in claim 7 , wherein the fuel is a liquid and determining the amount of fuel added comprises:

obtaining, from the sensor, a first value indicative of the fuel level in the vehicle before determining the fuel level is increasing;

obtaining, from the sensor, a second value indicative of the fuel level in the vehicle after the fuel level has stabilized; and

determining the amount of fuel added based on calibration information, the first value, and the second value.

12. The method as recited in claim 11 , further comprising:

receiving the calibration information in advance, the calibration information based at least partially on a configuration of a fuel tank and a variable resistor associated with a fuel gauge for a model of the vehicle.

13. A system comprising:

a sensor associated with a vehicle;

a processor in communication with the sensor; and

one or more non-transitory computer-readable media maintaining executable instructions, which, when executed by the processor, program the processor to perform operations comprising:

determining, based at least partially on the sensor, that a fuel level of the vehicle is increasing;

determining that the fuel level has stabilized based on a threshold time;

determining an amount of fuel added at the fueling location, wherein the fueling location is able to communicate with one or more computing devices; and

sending, from the vehicle, over a network to the one or more computing devices, a communication indicating the amount of fuel added at the fueling location, wherein:

the communication causes, at least in part, the one or more computing devices to compare an amount of fuel indicated in the communication from the vehicle with an amount of fuel indicated in transaction information sent by the fueling location for determining a difference, and based on the difference being greater than a threshold amount, generate a notification,

wherein determining that the fuel level has stabilized based on a threshold time further comprises:

obtaining, from the sensor, a first value indicative of the fuel level in the vehicle;

obtaining, from the sensor, a second value indicative of the fuel level in the vehicle; and

determining that a difference between the first value and the second value is less than a threshold amount;

waiting for the threshold time;

obtaining, from the sensor, a third value indicative of the fuel level in the vehicle; and

determining that a difference between the third value and at least one of the first value or the second value is less than the threshold amount.

14. The system as recited in claim 13 , wherein determining that the fuel level of the vehicle is increasing further comprises:

obtaining, from the sensor, a fourth value indicative of the fuel level in the vehicle;

obtaining, from the sensor, a fifth value indicative of the fuel level in the vehicle; and

at least partially based on a comparison of the fourth value with the fifth value, determining that the fuel level of the vehicle is increasing.

15. The system as recited in claim 13 , wherein determining the amount of fuel added comprises:

obtaining, from the sensor, a fourth value indicative of the fuel level in the vehicle before determining the fuel level is increasing;

obtaining, from the sensor, the third value indicative of the fuel level in the vehicle after the fuel level has stabilized; and

determining the amount of fuel added based on calibration information, the fourth value, and the third value.

16. The system as recited in claim 15 , the operations further comprising:

receiving the calibration information in advance, the calibration information based at least partially on a configuration of a fuel tank and a variable resistor associated with a fuel gauge for a model of the vehicle.

17. The system as recited in claim 13 , further comprising a cellular communication interface connected to the processor and able to communicate with a wireless network to enable the processor to send the communication over the network to the one or more computing devices.