Secure wireless networks for vehicles

A method for a secure connection to a wireless network of a vehicle for a predetermined work assignment, the method comprising:

• assigning the predetermined work assignment through a pairing event;
• broadcasting the wireless network having a service set identifier (SSID) from a connected vehicle device (CVD) physically connected to an on-board computer of an assigned vehicle of a plurality of vehicles at a facility, wherein the SSID of the wireless network is not published;
• connecting the CVD with a mobile device for the predetermined work assignment, the CVD using an encrypted password, the CVD of the assigned vehicle broadcasting the wireless network with the unpublished SSID, and the CVD previously paired with the mobile device according to the pairing event;
• wherein the vehicle comprises the on-board computer with a memory having a vehicle identification number (VIN), a connector plug, and an motorized engine;
• wherein the CVD comprises a processor, a WiFi radio, a BLUETOOTH radio, a memory, and a connector for pairing with the connector plug of the vehicle;
• and
• wherein the mobile device comprises a graphical user interface, a processor, a WiFi radio, a BLUETOOTH radio, and a cellular network interface.

A system for a secure connection to a wireless network of a vehicle for a predetermined work assignment, the system comprising:

• a vehicle comprising an on-board computer with a memory having a vehicle identification number (VIN), a connector plug, and an motorized engine;
• a connected vehicle device (CVD) comprising a processor, a WiFi radio, a BLUETOOTH radio, a memory, and a connector for pairing with the connector plug of the vehicle;
• and
• a mobile device comprising a graphical user interface, a processor, a WiFi radio, a BLUETOOTH radio, and a cellular network interface;
• wherein the predetermined work assignment is assigned through a pairing event;
• wherein the mobile device has been previously paired with the CVD and has been provided the SSID and an encrypted password;
• wherein the CVD is configured to broadcast a WiFi network having a service set identifier (SSID), wherein the SSID is not published;
• wherein the mobile device is configured to search for the vehicle having the CVD broadcasting the WiFi network with the SSID;
• wherein the mobile device is configured to connect with the CVD using the encrypted password.