Agreed.
My GMC Sierra Denali has excellent cup holders. And the doors can fit large Hydroflasks, too. These are supposed to be adventure vehicles that blend luxury and ruggedness. The flop-out cupholders (like what you got on a early 2000's Tundra with a bench seat) are not meeting that standard, imo.
It's not enough for me to cancel my pre-order. Heck, the lack of CarPlay is probably a bigger sin, imo. But that doesn't mean we can't discuss the shortcomings. Hopefully, people at Rivian solicit feedback and improvements will be made. Probably not in time for my delivery, but I want Rivian to stick around and be successful, so certainly the R1T will get refreshed, at some point.
It's crazy, but these things matter. When I was deciding on 2014 Tundra, I drove almost everything in small and midsized pickups. It was these types of things that help make the choice. The center console, cup holders, etc can make/break a purchase. At the time I didn't appreciate it, but the roll down back window may be my favorite feature in my truck. We travel a lot to the lake in the summer. It's about an hour away on twisty roads, and after a long day on the boat, I can roll down the back window and drive the whole way home at highway speeds. The kids are alseep in the back and my wife in the front. I could never do that with the side windows. Anyway, I digress, but most of the time is in the cabin of the truck and where my drink is and a place to put a phone that doesn't shoot off into the floor when you drive on curvy roads are important features in my opinion. Especially if everyone is going to be taking it on the mountain trails in all the promo material

As for apple car play, Rivian told me that they feel the Apple and Google systems are too limiting. Does anyone here have a Tesla? I need it to take calls, read txts to me and allow me to respond, Audible books, use google maps (not something else, especially apple maps), possible waze, and play my music easily. Rivian said it will do these things. I will be interested in the execution if it is not Apple Car play as it does those things very well.