They also need the parachutes because if there is an emergency during launch, the thrusters will be used to separate the capsule from the launch vehicle. They

They also need the parachutes because if there is an emergency during launch, the thrusters will be used to separate the capsule from the launch vehicle. They demonstrated this with their pad abort test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_FXVjf46T8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_FXVjf46T8 Perhaps later this year we will also see an in-flight abort test, which will be very exciting.