Also this week, Ford announced the launch of its Smart Mobility subsidiary, which will drive Ford’s connected car and autonomous vehicle projects. The company also recently announced trials of its vehicles in the snow, something that Volvo likely snorted derisively at thanks to its Scandinavian heritage, Ford was widely expected to announce a partnership with Google at CES, which would have seen it supply self-driving cars to Google’s Uber rival service, which is still widely rumored to be continuing at pace. Google has its immense web presence to leverage when it comes to predicting consumer usage patterns, as well as its Maps division and the Android ecosystem. If Google’s ride-sharing app become a default Android app, that would be a…