By October 1912 he had arrived in Vienna where he stayed with his older brother Martin and his family and worked at the Griedl Works before getting a job at Wiener Neustadt where he worked for Austro-Daimler, and was often asked to drive and test the cars.
I oktober 1912 ankom han til Wien, hvor han boede med sin storebror Martin og dennes familie og arbejdede på Griedlfabrikkerne, inden han fik job i Wiener Neustadt, hvor han arbejdede for Daimler og ofte blev bedt om at testkøre bilerne.