I am actually really impressed with the Canoo - mainly the bed and frunk. At first I thought it was ugly (but not nearly as bad as the CT) but it's grown on me in just a few hours.
Even though I have a reservation for the R1T, I will be watching Canoo very closely, especially as I get closer to configuration time. The bed is absolute magic - I wish that Rivian could simply license that design! So much better than what Rivian showed, even before they started defeaturing aspects of the tailgate and bed.
And seeing how the frunk opens it's such a huge improvement. No lifting stuff (like coolers full of food and ice) up and over the front to set it in. You even have a nice work area to use. Plus, no smacking my head on the hood as I am trying to put stuff in or get stuff out.
I think Canoo really upped the ante as far as how versatile a pick up truck can be - whether it's a work truck or an adventure vehicle. Definitely lessons to be learned. Of course, now they need to actually bring it to production.