I've been driving automatic transmission cars since 2000, starting with the relatively crude 4 speed unit in the Mercedes 190 up to the 8 speed one in the Mercedes C43. I wouldn't go back.
Mind you, the lack of a gearbox in the Tesla is compelling: it is always in the right gear, so it is easy to precisely control speed and a request for power is met with an instant response. But the delivery of power and torque isn't quite that simple, as this graph shows...

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There is a lot of power and torque management going on to make it feel like continuous power, but it isn't.

Peter,
66, 2016 Porsche Boxster S
No longer driving Tarka, the 2014 Plus 8...