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 [LAN] side adapters disposed within the portable case (130; 410) configured to communicate with one or more local devices including an autonomous vehicle [AV] ; one or more wide area network [WAN] side adapters 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 and the one or more WAN side adapters ; 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 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 . a portable case (130; 410), wherein the portable case comprises a ruggedized, weather-resistant case with a lid; one or more local area network [LAN] side adapters disposed within the portable case (130; 410) configured to communicate with one or more local devices including an autonomous vehicle [AV] ; one or more wide area network [WAN] side adapters 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 and the one or more WAN side adapters ; 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 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 . 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 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 . <EOS>