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In the annals of man versus machine, there are some obvious classics: Icarus. John Henry. The Luddite rebellion. The Luddite Rebellion, Part II: The Kids Are Alright<\/a>. That whole chapter on chess. Now here\u2019s a fresh entry to add to the canon: Al Roker<\/strong>, beloved weatherman, versus his Tesla\u2019s doors (or, if you prefer a different kind of adversarial matchup, Tesla versus Page Six<\/a>, which keeps reporting Roker\u2019s automobile woes).<\/p>\n The first incident of this man versus machine was quite frightening. In November<\/a>, life-threatening blood clots traveled to the longtime Today<\/em> weatherman\u2019s lungs and he was rushed to the hospital. His wife, ABC News broadcaster Deborah Roberts,<\/strong> tried to follow behind in their Model X, but its so-called falcon doors wouldn\u2019t open<\/a>, sources told Page Six at the time. Her phone was reportedly locked inside, and she considered breaking the windows, but ultimately gave up and took a cab to the hospital. In olden times, this would be called \u201cgetting locked out\u201d or \u201clocking your keys in the car,\u201d and you would call AAA. A savior would come pop the lock with some incredible technology, like a wire hanger. Surely, there\u2019s a Tesla equivalent to the wire hanger, but it was an emergency situation. Roberts couldn\u2019t wait.\u00a0<\/p>\n Roker recovered, and he and Roberts must have gotten those doors to open eventually because here\u2019s a slightly sillier scene, a palate cleanser, a slapstick Muskian romp. Roker and Roberts took the Tesla to dine with friends at the chichi Mark\u2019s Off Madison. After brunching, a Page Six source observed what the outlet calls a \u201cfull-scale battle\u2026on the streets of New York.\u201d It\u2019s Gangs of New York<\/em> except on one side, it\u2019s a Tesla-pilled weatherman, and, on the other, it\u2019s doors!\u00a0<\/p>\n Roker sat in the car trying \u201ceverything he could think of\u201d to get the gull-wing doors on the Model X to close, so he and his wife could continue their nice Sunday, and nothing. He eventually manually closed them, a decidedly unfuturistic effort. \u201cA source close to Roker\u201d told Page Six a piece of cardboard was blocking a crucial sensor.\u00a0<\/p>\n So, sure, \u201cdoors that won\u2019t close so good and sometimes doors that close too good\u201d doesn\u2019t quite have the poetic justice of Icarus, but it does seem really, really annoying.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n