Primitive Alien Life May Exist, Stephen Hawking Says

Here’s an interesting article that deals only tangentially with transportation:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/primitivealienlifemayexiststephenhawkingsays

But the headline caught my eye because nothing says “That’s Us!” like primitive alien life, considering how far we’ve come in only a brief span of time and some of the basic problems we are still challenged by like world peace, keeping our tires properly inflated, and driving with our headlights off at night….