David Ramli And Lulu Chen Bloomberg

Asia's tech leaders, half a world away from the chaos that's engulfed Silicon Valley, are scrambling to assess the potential ramifications for an industry that's always relied heavily on US capital and connections to supercharge growth.

When Singaporean car dealer Keith Oh first read the Facebook message, he wasn't sure it was real. A Chinese client ordered a S$1.1 million ($830,000) Bentley-sight unseen-over the social network.

China's autonomous vehicle market could be worth $500 billion by 2030, and the most detailed maps could be worth billions of dollars.

Asia's tech leaders, half a world away from the chaos that's engulfed Silicon Valley, are scrambling to assess the potential ramifications for an industry that's always relied heavily on US capital and connections to supercharge growth.

When Singaporean car dealer Keith Oh first read the Facebook message, he wasn't sure it was real. A Chinese client ordered a S$1.1 million ($830,000) Bentley-sight unseen-over the social network.

China's autonomous vehicle market could be worth $500 billion by 2030, and the most detailed maps could be worth billions of dollars.