They are such a useful and simple thing, it's hard to imagine why we haven't had them forever.
It reminds me of the observation that we put man on the moon in 1969 but it took until the 1980's to put wheels on luggage.
In any case, here's a cup holder made specifically for the centre console of the Jeep Cherokee XJ up to the 1996 model. Just waiting for mine to arrive!
