A mobile, in particular autonomous, sorting unit, for transporting cargo to be transported in a logistics area, a production area or the like, having a cargo receiving unit which has a plurality of cargo carriers for receiving a plurality of cargo items, the cargo receiving unit being configured for autonomous discharging of the cargo items in any desired order by moving the cargo carriers to be unloaded to a discharging position. The invention further relates to a respective method for delivering cargo items to at least two different stations in a logistics area, a production area or the like with an autonomous mobile sorting unit.