Is SVPWM what we usually call vector control?

SVPWM is full name of space voltage vector PWM. It is a means to generate PWM, and the corresponding underlying technology is SPWM. This means that SVPWM can also be controlled by V/F, but vector control must use SVPWM to generate pulse width modulated waves.

Usually, vector control refers to the idea of controlling DC motor through coordinate transformation, which is a technology of driving motor. It needs SVPWM in the last generation of PWM, so SVPWM is only a link in vector control, or a modulation means, not a control and driving means.