A portable autonomous vehicle connectivity platform (101; 400), comprising: a portable case (130; 410), wherein the portable case comprises a ruggedized, weather-resistant case with a lid; one or more local area network side adapters (160, 165) disposed within the portable case (130; 410) configured to communicate with one or more local devices including an autonomous vehicle; one or more wide area network side adapters (170, 175) disposed within the portable case (130; 410) configured to communicate with one or more remote servers; a gateway router disposed within the portable case (130; 410) for bridging communications between the one or more LAN side adapters (160, 165) and the one or more WAN side adapters (170, 175); and a controller including a processor and local storage coupled to the gateway router, wherein the local storage stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, causes the portable autonomous vehicle connectivity platform (101; 400) to perform operations including: establishing a remote management connection between a remote terminal and the AV via the portable autonomous vehicle connectivity platform (101; 400); conveying real-time configuration commands and response confirmations between the AV and the remote terminal over an encrypted communication session between the AV and the remote terminal. receiving a mission log report from the AV over the one or more LAN side adapters (160, 165) after the AV returns from a mission; caching the mission log report in the local storage; and transmitting the mission log report from the local storage to the one or more remote servers over the one or more WAN side adapters (170, 175). a portable case (130; 410), wherein the portable case comprises a ruggedized, weather-resistant case with a lid; one or more local area network side adapters (160, 165) disposed within the portable case (130; 410) configured to communicate with one or more local devices including an autonomous vehicle; one or more wide area network side adapters (170, 175) disposed within the portable case (130; 410) configured to communicate with one or more remote servers; a gateway router disposed within the portable case (130; 410) for bridging communications between the one or more LAN side adapters (160, 165) and the one or more WAN side adapters (170, 175); and a controller including a processor and local storage coupled to the gateway router, wherein the local storage stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, causes the portable autonomous vehicle connectivity platform (101; 400) to perform operations including: establishing a remote management connection between a remote terminal and the AV via the portable autonomous vehicle connectivity platform (101; 400); conveying real-time configuration commands and response confirmations between the AV and the remote terminal over an encrypted communication session between the AV and the remote terminal. receiving a mission log report from the AV over the one or more LAN side adapters (160, 165) after the AV returns from a mission; caching the mission log report in the local storage; and transmitting the mission log report from the local storage to the one or more remote servers over the one or more WAN side adapters (170, 175). establishing a remote management connection between a remote terminal and the AV via the portable autonomous vehicle connectivity platform (101; 400); conveying real-time configuration commands and response confirmations between the AV and the remote terminal over an encrypted communication session between the AV and the remote terminal. receiving a mission log report from the AV over the one or more LAN side adapters (160, 165) after the AV returns from a mission; caching the mission log report in the local storage; and transmitting the mission log report from the local storage to the one or more remote servers over the one or more WAN side adapters (170, 175).