Sorting system and method for controlling a sorting system

A sorting system comprising:

• a first number of insertion points configured to provide sorting goods;
• a second number of terminal points configured to receive the sorting goods;
• a third number of driverless sorting vehicles configured to transport the sorting goods between the first number of insertion points and the second number of terminal points;
• and
• a control device configured to control the driverless sorting vehicles between the first number of insertion points and the second number of terminal points;
• wherein at least one driverless sorting vehicle is configured to discharge the sorting good using kinetic energy of the sorting good provided by a travel motion of the driverless sorting vehicle, based on a change of a speed vector of the driverless sorting vehicle.