Forget manual program selection for your dishwasher. The new Miele G8 Diamond features the AutoVision system, which takes a picture of the loaded dishes and automatically selects the optimal wash and drying cycle based on this image. This is not just a turbidity sensor, but true object recognition capable of distinguishing a bottle from a pot.
When you close the door, interior lighting turns on, the camera takes a single shot, and the AutoVision system analyzes it. If the system detects a bottle, it activates the BottleClean mode with increased water pressure. Upon detecting a pot, the washing intensity is increased. For plastic containers, known for poor drying, a more intensive ExcellentDry hot air drying mode is engaged.
Interestingly, the system works with just one snapshot taken at the moment the door is closed. Even if you loaded a bottle in the morning and then stacked a mountain of plates on top of it in the evening, the dishwasher will still consider it a bottle because it registered it once. This allows the machine to retain loading information throughout the entire cycle.
This technology significantly differs from conventional turbidity sensors, which only determine the degree of water contamination. Miele, on the other hand, identifies specific objects, a more complex computer vision task. While other manufacturers like LG and Bosch have patented similar solutions, Miele is the first to bring such a system to a consumer appliance.
In addition to AutoVision, the G8 Diamond integrates existing Miele technologies: AutoDos with PowerDisk granules for automatic detergent dispensing (since 2018) and the ExcellentDry system. New touch-sensitive display controls replace traditional rotary knobs.
Users will be able to schedule wash cycles via the app, for example, to start only after 10 PM and when the dishwasher is 80% full, or even link it to solar energy production, allowing the machine to operate almost completely autonomously.
Miele acknowledges that trust in such a system needs to be earned. AutoVision will be activated manually by the user; the system will be off by default. This is a sensible approach, considering that entrusting the machine with selecting a program for delicate dishes is a more significant step than letting it dispense detergent itself.
The Miele G8 Diamond dishwasher will go on sale in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland in April 2027. For now, it's just a promise, but it demonstrates how home appliance manufacturers are moving from striving to reduce physical labor to providing intelligent automation, relieving users of the burden of making numerous small decisions.